variants
also ballyragged
as in intimidated
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats
anonymous trolls on the website tried to bullyrag him into backing down
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Alarr’s unwelcome physical touching made Plaintiff feel offended, uncomfortable, humiliated and intimidated.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025 -
The Dodgers are a great team, but the Phillies are likely not looking at them and feeling intimidated.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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She’s being bullied at school due to the fact her psychic gifts that helped solve The Grabber case are no longer a secret.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Enter Billy, played by Dacre Montgomery, a troubled California transplant who bullied his younger step-sister, Max, and her friends.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood; however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood, however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
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One, frightened, pressed her belly into the pavement.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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Carley Coleman, operations director at adjacent Via Vite, said her staff and guests dining at the restaurant were frightened when gunshots rang out.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Bullyragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bullyragged. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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