ballyragging (Meaning)
ballyragging
to intimidate by bullying, to vex by teasing
Synonyms & Antonyms of ballyragging
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Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- browbeating
- scaring
- badgering
- strong-arming
- harassing
- coercing
- cowing
- bulldozing
- bogarting
- hectoring
- picking on
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- shocking
- trash-talking
- unnerving
- pushing around
- horrifying
- disquieting
- demoralizing
- unmanning
- threatening
- disconcerting
- pressuring
- terrifying
- obliging
- forcing
- discomposing
- spooking
- perturbing
- alaruming
- blustering
- alarming
- menacing
- constraining
- compelling
- affrighting
- pressing
- startling
- hounding
- upsetting
- bludgeoning
- dragooning
- distressing
- terrorizing
- psyching (out)
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ballyragging Sentence Examples
- The sergeant was known for his harsh ballyragging of the soldiers during drills.
- The coach's constant ballyragging only served to demoralize the team.
- She felt humiliated after enduring hours of ballyragging from her supervisor in front of her colleagues.
- The manager's habit of ballyragging employees led to a high turnover rate at the company.
- The teacher resorted to ballyragging the students as a means of maintaining discipline in the classroom.
- Despite his efforts, he couldn't shake off the memories of his father's relentless ballyragging during his childhood.
- The politician faced public backlash after a video surfaced of him ballyragging his staff members.
- The captain's ballyragging of the crew only served to worsen morale on the ship.
- She grew accustomed to her boss's ballyragging and learned to tune it out.
- The team's performance suffered under the constant ballyragging from the management.
FAQs About the word ballyragging
to intimidate by bullying, to vex by teasing
frightening, bullying, blackjacking,intimidating, browbeating,scaring, badgering, strong-arming, harassing, coercing
cheering, consoling, encouraging, soothing, reassuring, comforting,solacing, persuading, convincing, steeling
The sergeant was known for his harsh ballyragging of the soldiers during drills.
The coach's constant ballyragging only served to demoralize the team.
She felt humiliated after enduring hours of ballyragging from her supervisor in front of her colleagues.
The manager's habit of ballyragging employees led to a high turnover rate at the company.
