Polyglot Dictionary

schikanieren

/ʃikaˈniːʁən/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
schikaniert
past
schikanierte
perfect
hat schikaniert

Meaning

  1. to harass, to bully

    • Die älteren Schüler schikanierten die Jüngeren.

      The older students bullied the younger ones.

    • Der Vorgesetzte schikanierte seine Mitarbeiter mit sinnlosen Regeln. Viele suchten sich eine neue Stelle.

      The supervisor harassed his employees with pointless rules. Many looked for a new job.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

mobben

mobben and schikanieren are close synonyms for "to bully"; schikanieren is slightly broader, covering harassment in general.

Practice

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