bashing
noun /ˈbæʃɪŋ/
/ˈbæʃɪŋ/
[uncountable, countable] often in compounds- (used especially in newspapers) very strong criticism of a person or group
- union-bashing
- a physical attack, or a series of attacks, on a person or group of people
- gay-bashing (= attacking gay people)
- to give somebody a bashing