verbal abuse
noun
: harsh and insulting language directed at a person
She was a victim of verbal abuse.
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The physical abuse and verbal abuse, the mental and emotional abuse was not right.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
McIlroy and Shane Lowry were subjected to an extreme and personal verbal abuse that required an enhanced police presence.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
There was verbal abuse, physical abuse.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
In that context, today was a success for Baldoni, who is now facing other accusations of verbal abuse and harassment from another woman.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025
McIlroy and Shane Lowry were subjected to an extreme and personal verbal abuse that required an enhanced police presence.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
There was verbal abuse, physical abuse.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
In that context, today was a success for Baldoni, who is now facing other accusations of verbal abuse and harassment from another woman.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for verbal abuse
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“Verbal abuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbal%20abuse. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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