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bashing

noun

NAmE//ˈbæʃɪŋ//

[uncountable, countable] (often in compounds)

1(used especially in newspapers) very strong criticism of a person or group union-bashing

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2a physical attack, or a series of attacks, on a person or group of people gay-bashing (= attacking homosexuals)

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