2nd Bachillerato Vocabulary: Bullying ©Ángela Ruiz 2010-11

ABUSE n cruel or violent treatment of someone

ATTACK n an act of violence that is intended to hurt a person or damage a place

BEAT UP v give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

BEHAVE v to do things that are good, bad, sensible etc

BEHAVE YOURSELF

v to not do things that annoy or offend people

BEHAVIOUR n the things that a person or animal does (good / bad behaviour)

BULLY v to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker

BULLY n someone who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt someone who is weaker

BULLYING n the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

BRAVE adj dealing with danger, pain, or difficult situations with courage and confidence

BYSTANDER someone who watches what is happening without taking part

CALL NAMES v when people use unpleasant words to describe someone in order to insult or upset them

COWARD adj someone who is not at all brave:

DECEIVE v to make someone believe something that is not true

EXTORTION v obtain something by force

FAULT n a mistake in the way that something was made

HARASS to make someone's life unpleasant, for example by frequently saying offensive things to them or threatening them

HIT v to touch someone or something quickly and hard with your hand, a stick etc

HURT v to injure yourself or someone else

INSECURITY n not feeling at all confident about yourself, your abilities, or your relationships with people

INTIMIDATE v to frighten or threaten someone into making them do what you want

LOOK AWAY v to turn one’s side away

LOUSY adj very bad, stinking

MILD adj not serious

I shall remember forever and will never forget Monday: my money was taken. Tuesday: names called. Wednesday: my uniform torn. Thursday: my body pouring with blood. Friday: it’s ended. Saturday: freedom.

The final diary pages of thirteen-year-old Vijay Singh. He was found hanging from the banister rail at home.

2nd Bachillerato Vocabulary: Bullying ©Ángela Ruiz 2010-11

MAKE FUN v ridicule

PANIC n a sudden strong feeling of fear or nervousness that makes you unable to think clearly or behave sensibly

PRETEND v to behave as if something is true when in fact you know it is not, in order to deceive people or for fun

QUIET adj not making much noise, or making no noise at all

RESPECT n when you regard something or someone as important and are careful not to harm them, treat them rudely etc

SCARE v to make someone feel frightened

SCARED adj frightened of something, or nervous about something

SHY adj nervous and embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people, especially people you do not know

SHUN v to deliberately avoid someone or something

SPREAD RUMOURS

v to extend some information from one person to another which may not be true

STAND BY v not act or do anything

TARGET n something that you are trying to achieve, such as a total, an amount, or a time

TEASE v to laugh at someone and make jokes in order to have fun by embarrassing them, either in a friendly way or in an unkind way

TOLERATE v to be able to accept something unpleasant or difficult, even though you do not like it

TRUST v to believe that someone is honest or will not do anything bad or wrong

VICTIM n someone who has been attacked, robbed, or murdered

WRONG adj not correct, and not based on true facts

Try to study the vocabulary by reading the definition in English. If you find it hard, translate the words into your language, but TRY IT FIRST!!!

OTHER USEFUL EXPRESSIONS: Give somebody a bad time Take possessions Damage personal belongings Social exclusion