verbal abuse
noun
: harsh and insulting language directed at a person
She was a victim of verbal abuse.
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The candidates trade barbs, but most of the verbal abuse comes from the GOP.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
But Klotz, 54, alleges the Figueroa comments were just the tip of an iceberg of verbal abuse women in the unit faced.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Non-contact forms of violence include online and verbal abuse.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The calls for action have focused particularly on home settings, where many workers are behind closed doors with patients and vulnerable to dangerous conditions, including physical and verbal abuse.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024
But Klotz, 54, alleges the Figueroa comments were just the tip of an iceberg of verbal abuse women in the unit faced.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024
Non-contact forms of violence include online and verbal abuse.
—Maryanne Murray Buechner, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024
The calls for action have focused particularly on home settings, where many workers are behind closed doors with patients and vulnerable to dangerous conditions, including physical and verbal abuse.
—Jenna Carlesso, Hartford Courant, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Verbal abuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbal%20abuse. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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