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- [hey-zing]
- /ˈheɪ zɪŋ/
- /ˈheɪz.ɪŋ/
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- [hey-zing]
- /ˈheɪ zɪŋ/
Definitions of hazing word
- noun hazing an aggregation in the atmosphere of very fine, widely dispersed, solid or liquid particles, or both, giving the air an opalescent appearance that subdues colors. 1
- noun hazing vagueness or obscurity, as of the mind or perception; confused or vague thoughts, feelings, etc.: The victims were still in a haze and couldn't describe the accident. 1
- verb with object hazing to subject (freshmen, newcomers, etc.) to abusive or humiliating tricks and ridicule. 1
- verb with object hazing Chiefly Nautical. to harass with unnecessary or disagreeable tasks. 1
- noun hazing The imposition of strenuous, often humiliating, tasks as part of a program of rigorous physical training and initiation. 1
- variable noun hazing Hazing is a ritual practiced in some universities and other institutions, in which a new member of a club or society is humiliated or abused. 0
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Origin of hazing
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; haze2 + -ing1
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Parts of speech for Hazing
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hazing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hazing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hazing
noun hazing
- initiation — formal admission or acceptance into an organization or club, adult status in one's community or society, etc.
- martyrdom — the condition, sufferings, or death of a martyr.
- ordeal — any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- rite of passage — Anthropology. a ceremony performed to facilitate or mark a person's change of status upon any of several highly important occasions, as at the onset of puberty or upon entry into marriage or into a clan.
verb hazing
- dim — DIM statement
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- blacken — To blacken something means to make it black or very dark in colour. Something that blackens becomes black or very dark in colour.
- overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
- eclipse — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
Antonyms for hazing
verb hazing
- whiten — Make or become white.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
- clear up — When you clear up or clear a place up, you tidy things and put them away.
- brighten — If someone brightens or their face brightens, they suddenly look happier.
- illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
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