: the action of hazing
especially
: an initiation process involving harassment
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Two fraternities suspended for hazing this year Kappa Alpha Psi is the second fraternity at Miami University to be suspended this year after being accused of hazing.
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The 11 high school lacrosse players accused of tying up a younger teammate in remote woodland as part of a hazing ritual last month regret their actions, their attorney said Thursday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Related article Inside the moments a high school hazing plot was hatched.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The students, who are believed to be members of a lacrosse team at Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York, targeted five younger teammates in an apparent hazing scheme, said District Attorney William Fitzpatrick.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
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Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The 11 high school lacrosse players accused of tying up a younger teammate in remote woodland as part of a hazing ritual last month regret their actions, their attorney said Thursday.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Related article Inside the moments a high school hazing plot was hatched.
—Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The students, who are believed to be members of a lacrosse team at Westhill High School in Syracuse, New York, targeted five younger teammates in an apparent hazing scheme, said District Attorney William Fitzpatrick.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for hazing
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“Hazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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