What does the expression here and now mean?

present time
phrase. You use here and now to emphasize that something is happening at the present time, rather than in the future or past, or that you would like it to happen at the present time.

What does bashing someone mean?

1 : to strike violently : hit also : to injure or damage by striking : smash —often used with in. 2 : to attack physically or verbally media bashing celebrity bashing. intransitive verb.

What does being dismayed mean?

transitive verb. 1 : to cause to lose courage or resolution (as because of alarm or fear) must not let ourselves be dismayed by the task before us. 2 : upset, perturb were dismayed by the condition of the building. dismay. noun.

What’s another way of saying now?

Find another word for now. In this page you can discover 60 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for now, like: at this moment, straightaway, instantly, at-once, right-now, at-present, at this time, like a shot, right away, pronto and immediately.

What do you mean by presently?

Definition of presently 1a archaic : at once. b : without undue delay : before long. 2 : at the present time : now. Synonyms Usage of Presently Example Sentences Learn More About presently.

What does verbally bashing mean?

Bashing is a harsh, gratuitous, prejudicial attack on a person, group, or subject. In relation to non-physical bashing, the term is used to imply that a verbal or critical attack is similarly unacceptable and similarly prejudicial.

What does throwing a bash mean?

It means “hold/arrange a party”.

What word means dismay?

1 appall, terrify, frighten, scare, intimidate. 3 disconcert. 4 consternation, terror, panic, horror, fear.

What is as yet meaning?

phrase. You use as yet with negative statements to describe a situation that has existed up until the present time. [formal] As yet it is not known whether the crash was the result of an accident.