Meaning

1 senses
  1. (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 languages
Українська
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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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

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See also

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