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fraternization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From French fraternisation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Having a friendly relationship with the enemy.
  3. (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.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fraternisation alternative lexicographic
fraternizations Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

fraternism · fraternize · nonfraternization · sexual fraternization · antifraternization · confraternization

Translations (11)

de Verbrüderung (act of fraternizing) · kmr biratîkirin (act of fraternizing) · ar مُؤَاخَاة (act of fraternizing) · el αδελφοποιία (act of fraternizing) · pl bratanie się (act of fraternizing) · bg побратимяване (act of fraternizing) · ca confraternització (act of fraternizing) · el αδελφοποίηση (act of fraternizing) · pl fraternizacja (act of fraternizing) · kmr biratî (act of fraternizing) · fr fraternisation (act of fraternizing)