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

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday called for a sweeping overhaul of how the military handles allegations of hazing and other types of abuse, insisting that the military had grown too soft and promising to expunge the records of tough leaders with past infractions. —Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025

Part of the appeal of drones as hazing tools, however, is that the whirring sound of the rotors is already scary enough for most bears. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 25 Sep. 2025

Affleck tackled the role of angry soon-to-be super-senior Fred O'Bannion, who took pleasure in paddling freshmen during Lee High School's annual hazing ritual. —Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025

These challenges, alongside student injuries and deaths from hazing at college campuses across the country, highlight that hazing is a widespread and dangerous problem that demands a unified commitment and sustained response from all colleges and universities. —Elizabeth Allan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 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