hazing

noun

haz·​ing ˈhā-ziŋ 

: the action of hazing

especially : an initiation process involving harassment

Examples of hazing in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Just a week before the Elk Grove High School football team came under fire for a hazing incident, a similar event occurred in Monterey Trail High School locker room in which one or more students were taped being assaulted by senior players. —Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025

In addition to hazing and assault, the lawsuit also alleged several Title IX violations and said the defendants committed several other offenses including false imprisonment, stalking, child pornography, and distributing lewd and obscene materials. —Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025

Internal records from the school show Brenton acknowledged hazing occurred, but dismissed it as normal. —Hannah Dreyfus, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2025

This law offers good samaritan protection for witnesses of university hazing who call 911 or attempt to give medical aid. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hazing

• blazing
• brazing
• crazing
• gazing
• glazing
• grazing
• lasing
• phasing
• phrasing
• praising
• raising
• razing