erosionadores

English translation: social undermining/ undermining patterns (of behavior)

15:38 Aug 19, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Interpersonal communication
Spanish term or phrase: erosionadores
In a section about building trust within a larger text on interpersonal communication. We even get a definition:
"erosionadores, es decir, comportamientos que pueden dañar [la autoestima] a la otra persona"

Of course, I can get round the problem with an explanation, but does anyone know if there is a specific equivalent to the term as used in this context?
eliotj
English translation:social undermining/ undermining patterns (of behavior)
Explanation:
Social undermining - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Social_undermining
Social undermining is the expression of negative emotions directed towards a particular person or negative evaluations of the person as a way to prevent the person from achieving their goals. This behavior can often be attributed to certain feelings, such as dislike or anger.

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https://tinyurl.com/y426w8m6
Undermining or bullying behaviour is behaviour that makes you feel harassed, offended or socially excluded, and that affects your work. ... Examples of undermining behaviour include: Belittling someone in public, humilating them or accusing them of lack of effort.



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Notice the word "erode" in the following definition:


No Respect! 5 ways to deal with Undermining Behavior ...www.womenworking.com › no-respect-5-ways-to-deal-...
Jan 27, 2020 - **A standard definition for the term undermine is “to erode the base or foundation”** ... with the co-worker, including the behaviors you experience.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2social undermining/ undermining patterns (of behavior)
Muriel Vasconcellos
3self-erosion
Thomas Walker
3Belittling (behaviour)
ormiston


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self-erosion


Explanation:
Psych is not my specialty, but I think this is in the right neighborhood.
See here: https://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/self-erosion-finding-yourse...

Thomas Walker
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Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: sorry for the delay in replying, but thank you for your input

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
social undermining/ undermining patterns (of behavior)


Explanation:
Social undermining - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org › wiki › Social_undermining
Social undermining is the expression of negative emotions directed towards a particular person or negative evaluations of the person as a way to prevent the person from achieving their goals. This behavior can often be attributed to certain feelings, such as dislike or anger.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2020-08-19 20:15:49 GMT)
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https://tinyurl.com/y426w8m6
Undermining or bullying behaviour is behaviour that makes you feel harassed, offended or socially excluded, and that affects your work. ... Examples of undermining behaviour include: Belittling someone in public, humilating them or accusing them of lack of effort.



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Note added at 4 hrs (2020-08-19 20:17:21 GMT)
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Notice the word "erode" in the following definition:


No Respect! 5 ways to deal with Undermining Behavior ...www.womenworking.com › no-respect-5-ways-to-deal-...
Jan 27, 2020 - **A standard definition for the term undermine is “to erode the base or foundation”** ... with the co-worker, including the behaviors you experience.


Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 99
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
Notes to answerer
Asker: sorry for the delay in replying, but thank you for your contribution


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie Wilson
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Marie!

agree  Toni Castano: I´m not sure about "social", but undermining (patterns/factors) is what I would use here.
22 hrs
  -> Thank you, Toni. The answer you like was my first thought, until I actually found the technical definition. I agree that "social" may not be necessary here.
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Belittling (behaviour)


Explanation:
On a hunch I checked this verb and it IS used to denote this sort of harmfully denigrating behaviour:

https://www.joinonelove.org › learn
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Unhealthy Relationship Behaviors Series: BELITTLING - One Love ...

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Unhealthy Relationship Behaviors Series: BELITTLING - One Love ...
Belittling is a verbal and emotional abuse tactic that makes you question your worth and occurs in all sorts of personal relationships.

ormiston
Local time: 16:04
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: sorry for the delay in replying, but thank you for your contribution. I'm afraid I am too late to award any points - my bad, sorry. In all events, I was asking for a specific term. In the end, I used something similar to your answer

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