fraternization
fraternization · fraternizations
Verbrüderung
The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothersThe act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
» Company policy precludes fraternization between co-workers.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
Verbrüderung
(countable, uncountable)Having a friendly relationship with the enemy.
associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy
(US, countable, derogatory, uncountable)Any type of disallowed, supposedly unethical and unprofessional, social or intimate contact between employees, especially between different gender, class or rank.
Examples
1 sentencesCompany policy precludes fraternization between co-workers.
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
act of fraternizing:
Origin
From French fraternisation.From French fraternisation.
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Forms
plural: fraternizationsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy:fraternisation
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable