bullied
/ˈbʊlid/
bullied is the simple past and past participle of bully.
Meaning of bully
Verb
bully (third-person singular simple present bullies, present participle bullying, simple past and past participle bullied)
- To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
- You shouldn't bully people for being weak.
- Synonyms:
- buffalo, bulldoze, browbeat, cow, dastardize, daunt, dishearten, do down, domineer, drive
- To act aggressively towards.
- The Potters know their strengths and played to them perfectly here, out-muscling Bolton in midfield and bullying the visitors' back-line at every opportunity.2011 January 15, Sam Sheringham, “Chelsea 2 -03 Blackburn Rovers”, in BBC
- Synonyms:
- push around, ride roughshod over
Adjective
bullied (comparative more bullied, superlative most bullied)
- Having been a victim of a bully.
Forms of bullied
| comparative | more bullied |
|---|---|
| superlative | most bullied |
Words formed from bullied
Phrases with bullied
Questions about bullied
- What does bullied mean?
- Bullied means having been a victim of a bully.
- What is bullied the simple past and past participle of?
- Bullied is the simple past and past participle of bully.
- What part of speech is bullied?
- Bullied is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce bullied?
- Bullied is pronounced /ˈbʊlid/.
Words near bullied in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bullied (page history and authors); bully (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Cite this entry: “bullied.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/bullied. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.