dedovshchina
дідівщина
дедовщина
Dedowschtschina
Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior…Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.
/dɪdəvˈʃːinə/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Hazing, the informal system of subjection and physical or sexual abuse of new junior conscripts, formerly in the Soviet Armed Forces and contemporarily in the Russian, Ukrainian, etc. armed forces.
Dedowschtschina
дедовщи́наdedovščína
дідівщи́наdidivščýna
Translations
8 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
bullying in the Soviet/Russian army:
Русский
By meaning 1
bullying in the Soviet/Russian army:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bullying in the Soviet/Russian army:
Origin
From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína), literally “reign of old-timers”.From Russian дедовщи́на (dedovščína), literally “reign of old-timers”.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable