HAZING
Noun
hazing (countable and uncountable, plural hazings)
(US) An initiation or behavior that involves humiliation, harassment or abuse, particularly in universities and in the military.
Verb
hazing
present participle of haze
Anagrams
• Ghazni, Zanghi
Source: Wiktionary
HAZE
Haze, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. höss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray;
or Armor. aézen, ézen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.]
Definition: Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes
vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of transparency in the
air; hence, figuratively, obscurity; dimness.
O'er the sky The silvery haze of summer drawn. Tennyson.
Above the world's uncertain haze. Keble.
Haze, v. i.
Definition: To be hazy, or tick with haze. Ray.
Haze, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hazed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hazing.] [Also
haze.] Etym: [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr. has hough, OD. hæssen
ham.]
1. To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or difficult
work.
2. To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks upon; to
humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of college students; as,
the sophomores hazed a freshman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition