Bully

[irmamar]

Do you consider that "bully" and "harass" are synonyms?

Thanks.

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by irmamar

Do you consider that "bully" and "harass" are synonyms?

Thanks.

No....

Bully is a noun or a verb.

Harass is only a verb.

Bully/a bully - implies putting someone down or making someone feel low in order to make your self feel higher. Classic playground bullies are often the kids who are overweight or stupid, so they pick on weaker kids to try to make themselves look powerful, scary, etc. to all of the other kids. Adults who bully have the same mentality. They put other people down (often publicly) and try to make themselves look good in the process. Bullying can be cruel and overbearing.

Harassment is more like chronic irritation from another person. It is often used to indicate inappropriate and/or unwelcomed sexual overtures. Like a male boss might flirt with a female employee and make it seem like she'll get better advantages in her work if she will give him sexual favors. Harassment doesn't have to be only sexual. It usually implies an ongoing thing, and is often less public than bullying. I might feel harassed if one of my colleagues makes angry comments to me every single day for weeks on end that she doesn't like how I grade tests - especially when it's none of her business. (NOT a real-life situation here.... just an example.)

Does that help a little?

[irmamar]

Well, at this moment I'm studying for passing an exam, not for learning (life is hard!). I must write short definitions (or synonyms) for words. I have a long, long, long list of words and I don't know even half of them (and I have the exam at the end of this month! ). When I was writing for myself the definition of bully I couldn't remember it and "harass" has come to my mind, that's the reason because I've asked, since my mind has already made the relation.

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Does that help a little?

It looks like you are an expert here . But you are correct, the two are different.

To harass = to worry, distress repetedly - acosar
To bully = to intimidate - intimidar, matonear

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by Perikles

It looks like you are an expert here . But you are correct, the two are different.

To harass = to worry, distress repetedly - acosar
To bully = to intimidate - intimidar, matonear

What Perikles said. (Again....)

[irmamar]

Thank you.

[bobjenkins]

Bully -



harass -

[irmamar]

Although I can't see a great difference between the two pictures.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Irma: I'd say one is much more aggressive than the other.

@Bob:

[laepelba]

Bullying may be more aggressive, I suppose. But it definitely has more of a sense of stemming from ignorance.

Harassment might be more "subtle", but can be quietly more frustrating, annoying, disruptive, and would seem to come from a more manipulative source....