ganging up
Attacking in numbers
Ganging up is joining together against someone, typically to criticize, bully, or overpower them through numbers: The other kids ganged up on him at recess.
The phrase implies unfairness—multiple people combining their strength against one who can't adequately defend themselves.
I felt like everyone was ganging up on me during the meeting.
- colludingSecretly cooperating for deception
- mobbingCollective harassment behavior
- conspiringPlotting secretly with others
- joining forcesCombining efforts together
- teaming upForming a cooperative unit
bullying · picking on · pack mentality · cornering · outnumbering · strength in numbers · scapegoating · intimidating · piling on · singling out · cliques · dogpiling · turning against · harassing · alliance · coercion · ambushing · tribalism
- sibling rivalrybickering, fighting, arguing, teasing, tattling
- social crueltybullying, harassment, humiliation, shaming, mocking
- online mobsdogpile, dogpiling, pile-on, mob attack, online mob
- aggressionhostility, violence, attack, fight, combativeness
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists
ganging upone-on-one
Direct, between two
level playing field · mano a mano · single combat · dueling · even odds
ganging uprallying around
Collectively supporting someone struggling
standing up for · defending · supporting · protecting · backing up
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