Bashing — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb noun /ˈbash/ (verb) /ˈgā-ˌba-shiŋ/ (noun)

Meaning & Definition of Bashing

Bashing (verb)

  1. to strike violently, hit; also, to injure or damage by striking, smash —often used with in
  2. to attack physically or verbally
  3. crash
  4. to work hard at something
  5. to continue to work at something, carry on
  6. to produce (something) quickly, bang out
  7. to attack (someone) physically, to hit (someone) repeatedly

Bashing (noun)

  1. cruel, harsh, or unfair treatment of someone because they are gay or are perceived to be gay
  2. an act of homophobic violence

Bashing (noun) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. as in pounding, thrashing

    similar: battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling, thrashing, blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump, contact, encounter, meeting, touch, bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, impingement, jar, jolt, jounce, kick, shock, slam, smash, strike, wallop

Bashing (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to come into usually forceful contact with something

    "the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force"

    similar: banging, bumping, colliding, crashing, hitting, impacting, impinging, knocking, ramming, slamming, smashing, striking, swiping, thudding
    related: bouncing, caroming, clunking, glancing, rebounding, ricocheting, skimming, skipping, contacting, landing, touching, brushing, grazing, kissing, nudging, scraping, shaving, sweeping, bulldozing, jostling, muscling, pressing, pushing
    near: missing, skirting

  2. to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

    "you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open"

    similar: banging, batting, belting, biffing, bludgeoning, bobbing, bonking, bopping, boxing, busting, clapping, clipping, clobbering, clocking, clouting, cracking, hammering, hitting, knocking, nailing, pasting, pounding, punching, rapping, slamming, slapping, slogging, slugging, smacking, smiting, socking, striking, swatting, swiping, tagging, thumping, thwacking, walloping, whacking, whaling, zapping, hanging one on
    related: battering, beating, buffeting, bunging, chopping, cuffing, drubbing, lacing, lambasting, licking, mangling, mauling, pelting, peppering, pommeling, pummeling, roughing, scuffing, bunting, flicking, stroking, tapping, bumping, butting, jabbing, jostling, kicking, kneeing, poking, prodding, pushing, shoving, stamping, bowling (down or over), creaming, decking, dumping (slang), felling, flooring, knocking down, leveling, rabbit-punching, sucker punching, caning, clubbing, cudgeling, flailing, flogging, lashing, sapping, slashing, sledgehammering, sledging, spearing, stabbing, switching, thrashing, whipping, beaning, braining, conking, skulling

  3. to strike repeatedly

    "the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke"

    similar: basting, battering, batting, beating, belaboring, belting, birching, bludgeoning, buffeting, bunging up, clubbing, currying, doing, drubbing, fibbing (British), flogging, hammering, hiding, lacing, lambasting, lashing, lathering, licking, mauling, messing (up), paddling, pelting, pommeling, pounding, pummeling, punching out, roughing (up), slating, slogging, switching, tanning, thrashing, threshing, thumping, tromping, walloping, whaling, whipping, whopping, whupping, working over, beating up on
    related: assailing, assaulting, attacking, besetting, boxing, busting, chopping, clobbering, clouting, cracking, cudgeling, cuffing, descending (on or upon), hitting, jumping (on), knocking, lamming, laying on, pasting, pouncing (on or upon), punching, raiding, rushing, slamming, slapping, smacking, smashing, socking, spanking, storming, swatting, swiping, thwacking, whacking, whamming, whomping, blackjacking, caning, cowhiding, flagellating, fustigating, horsewhipping, leathering, pistol-whipping, rawhiding, scourging, strapping, goring, lacerating, wounding, maiming, mangling, mutilating

  4. to criticize harshly and usually publicly

    "in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does"

    similar: abusing, assailing, attacking, belaboring, blasting, castigating, excoriating, jumping (on), lambasting, potshotting, savaging, scathing, slamming, trashing, vituperating, beating up on, lighting into, sailing into, tying into
    related: berating, haranguing, harassing, harrying, reviling, scolding, whipping, blaspheming, cursing, execrating, imprecating, profaning, affronting, insulting, slurring, aspersing, bad-mouthing, belittling, blackguarding, disparaging, putting down, libeling, slandering, traducing, vilifying, chastising, chiding, criticizing, lacing (into), rebuking, reprimanding, fulminating, lashing (out)
    near: acclaiming, commending, complimenting, hailing, lauding, praising

Related Entry: Bash (verb)

Bash is a different word from Bashing. The synonyms below are for bash, not for bashing.

  1. to come into usually forceful contact with something

    "the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force"

    similar: bang, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, impinge, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud
    related: bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip, contact, land, touch, brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep, bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push
    near: miss, skirt

  2. to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

    "you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open"

    similar: bang, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, hit, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap, hang one on
    related: batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste, lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough, scuff, bunt, flick, stroke, tap, bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp, bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump (slang), fell, floor, knock down, level, rabbit-punch, sucker punch, cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip, bean, brain, conk, skull

  3. to strike repeatedly

    "the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke"

    similar: baste, bat, batter, beat, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, fib (British), flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste, lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, pommel, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop, whup, work over, beat up on
    related: assail, assault, attack, beset, box, bust, chop, clobber, clout, crack, cudgel, cuff, descend (on or upon), hit, jump (on), knock, lam, lay on, paste, pounce (on or upon), punch, raid, rush, slam, slap, smack, smash, sock, spank, storm, swat, swipe, thwack, whack, wham, whomp, blackjack, cane, cowhide, flagellate, fustigate, horsewhip, leather, pistol-whip, rawhide, scourge, strap, gore, lacerate, wound, maim, mangle, mutilate

  4. to criticize harshly and usually publicly

    "in all of talk radio no other host seems to enjoy bashing liberals as much as he does"

    similar: abuse, assail, attack, belabor, blast, castigate, excoriate, jump (on), lambaste, potshot, savage, scathe, slam, trash, vituperate, beat up on, light into, sail into, tie into
    related: berate, harangue, harass, harry, revile, scold, whip, blaspheme, curse, execrate, imprecate, profane, affront, insult, slur, asperse, bad-mouth, belittle, blackguard, disparage, put down, libel, slander, traduce, vilify, chastise, chide, criticize, lace (into), rebuke, reprimand, fulminate, lash (out)
    near: acclaim, commend, compliment, hail, laud, praise

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Bashing

The most common words with a similar meaning to Bashing:

British: fibbing
battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling, thrashing, blow, buffet, hit, knock, punch, rap, slap, thump, contact, encounter, meeting, touch, bump, collision, concussion, crash, impact, impingement, jar, jolt, jounce, kick, shock, slam, smash, strike, wallop, banging, bumping, colliding, crashing

Related Words for Bashing

bouncing, caroming, clunking, glancing, rebounding, ricocheting, skimming, skipping, contacting, landing, touching, brushing, grazing, kissing, nudging, scraping, shaving, sweeping, bulldozing, jostling, muscling, pressing, pushing, bunging, chopping, cuffing, mangling, peppering, roughing, scuffing

Near Antonyms of Bashing

missing, skirting, acclaiming, commending, complimenting, hailing, lauding, praising

Word Forms of Bashing

Inflections: bashed, bashes, bashed away, bashing away, bashes away, bashed on, bashing on, bashes on, bashed out, bashing out, bashes out, bashed up, bashing up, bashes up

Derived words: basher (noun), gay-bashing (adjective), gay bash (transitive + intransitive verb)

Origin & Etymology of Bashing

origin unknown

First known use: 1744t

Words & Phrases Containing Bashing

gay-bashing

Frequently Asked Questions about Bashing

What does "Bashing" mean?

"Bashing" means to strike violently, hit; also, to injure or damage by striking, smash —often used with in. As an a verb and a noun, it is defined as: to strike violently, hit; also, to injure or damage by striking, smash —often used with in. It has 5 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Bashing"?

Other words for "Bashing" include battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding and pummeling. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Bashing" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Bashing"?

There are 254 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Bashing". Common alternatives include battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting, licking, pounding, pummeling, thrashing and blow.

How do you use "Bashing" in a sentence?

Examples of "Bashing" in a sentence: "the car bashed into the tree with glass-shattering force"; "you have to bash that door hard in order to get it open"; "the angry child kept bashing her toy with a hammer until it broke".

Is "Bashing" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Bashing" can be used as a verb and a noun, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Bashing"?

"Bashing" is pronounced /ˈbash/ as a verb and /ˈgā-ˌba-shiŋ/ as a noun.

What is the origin of the word "Bashing"?

"Bashing" comes from origin unknown. First known use: 1744t.

What is another word for "Bashing" meaning "as in pounding, thrashing"?

When "Bashing" (noun) means as in pounding, thrashing, synonyms include battering, bludgeoning, clobbering, hammering, lambasting and licking.