"strikebreaking" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From strike + breaking or strikebreak + -ing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|strike|breaking}} strike + breaking, {{suffix|en|strikebreak|ing}} strikebreak + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} strikebreaking (not comparable)
  1. Of or pertaining to such activity. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: strikebreaker Translations (in that manner): απεργοσπαστικός (apergospastikós) [feminine] (Greek)
    Sense id: en-strikebreaking-en-adj-I9jM9EDe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: strike breaking, strike-breaking

Noun

Forms: strikebreakings [plural]
Etymology: From strike + breaking or strikebreak + -ing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|strike|breaking}} strike + breaking, {{suffix|en|strikebreak|ing}} strikebreak + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} strikebreaking (usually uncountable, plural strikebreakings)
  1. Activity intended to disrupt or end a strike without an agreement by workers. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: blackleggery, scabbery Translations (activity to break a strike): lakon murtaminen (Finnish), απεργοσπασία (apergospasía) [feminine] (Greek), łamistrajkostwo [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-strikebreaking-en-noun-Ig2cz55d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 58 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 61 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 59 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 61 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 64 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 6 66 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 11 64 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 62 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: strike breaking, strike-breaking

Verb

Etymology: From strike + breaking or strikebreak + -ing. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|strike|breaking}} strike + breaking, {{suffix|en|strikebreak|ing}} strikebreak + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} strikebreaking
  1. present participle and gerund of strikebreak Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: strikebreak
    Sense id: en-strikebreaking-en-verb-fNq5kqjZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: strike breaking, strike-breaking

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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