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Mobbing vs Harassment - What's the difference?

mobbing | harassment |

As nouns the difference between mobbing and harassment

is that mobbing is bullying while harassment is persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.

mobbing

English

Noun

(wikipedia mobbing) (en noun)
  • group bullying
  • * 2012 , Maureen P. Duffy, Len Sperry, Mobbing: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
    • As in the Salem Witch Hunt mobbings , the McMartin Preschool Sexual Abuse Case mobbings also provides(SIC) an opportunity for analyzing what could have been done, but wasn't, to stop a relentless social process that hurt everyone in its wake

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    harassment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Persistent attacks and criticism causing worry and distress.
  • Deliberate pestering or annoying.

    • Synonyms

    * torment * molestation

    Derived terms

    * verbal harassment * workplace harassment * sexual harassment