いびり

noun, noun, used as a suffix

bullying; teasing; harassment

Often used as a suffix (e.g., 嫁いびり, 新人いびり) to describe persistent, mean-spirited treatment, especially in hierarchical or group settings. The standalone noun is less common.

• 職しょく場ばでのいびりに耐たえられず、彼かれは辞やめた。

  Unable to endure the bullying at work, he quit.

• 嫁よめいびりをする姑しゅうとめは昔むかし話ばなしだけではない。

  Mothers-in-law who bully their daughters-in-law aren't just a thing of the past.