verbal abuse
noun
: harsh and insulting language directed at a person
She was a victim of verbal abuse.
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In videos of Graven’s past livestreams reviewed by the New York Times and CNN, the content creator was regularly the subject of physical and verbal abuse.
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Some of my clients engage in affairs after enduring years of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse.
—Lisa Oake, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Columbia’s own antisemitism task force found last summer that Jewish students had faced verbal abuse, ostracism and classroom humiliation during the spring 2024 demonstrations.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
However, half a dozen families joined the list of accusers, also alleging verbal abuse and overtraining to the point of injury.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Luke Chinman, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Some of my clients engage in affairs after enduring years of physical, emotional, or verbal abuse.
—Lisa Oake, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2025
Columbia’s own antisemitism task force found last summer that Jewish students had faced verbal abuse, ostracism and classroom humiliation during the spring 2024 demonstrations.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025
However, half a dozen families joined the list of accusers, also alleging verbal abuse and overtraining to the point of injury.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Verbal abuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/verbal%20abuse. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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