verbal abuse
noun
: harsh and insulting language directed at a person
She was a victim of verbal abuse.
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The parents say their children were subjected to verbal abuse and were denied medical care while detained.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The kidnapping, and subsequent years of physical and verbal abuse, made McCrae an intimate of suffering.
—Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Unless the video shows violence or consistent verbal abuse, taping exchanges is a waste of time.
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
The hostile work environment claims against Freeland and Graebner emerged in a February Deadline story in which a dozen current and former staff members on The Bachelor accused the showrunners of creating a culture of fear and secrecy at the show and cited incidents of verbal abuse.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
The kidnapping, and subsequent years of physical and verbal abuse, made McCrae an intimate of suffering.
—Elisa Gonzalez, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Unless the video shows violence or consistent verbal abuse, taping exchanges is a waste of time.
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
The hostile work environment claims against Freeland and Graebner emerged in a February Deadline story in which a dozen current and former staff members on The Bachelor accused the showrunners of creating a culture of fear and secrecy at the show and cited incidents of verbal abuse.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Verbal abuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbal%20abuse. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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