Bullying vs. Abuse

Bullyingnoun

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.

Bullyingnoun

Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

Bullying

Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.

Bullyingnoun

the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

Bullyingadjective

noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others

Bullying

Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing or threat, to abuse, aggressively dominate or intimidate. The behavior is often repeated and habitual.

Abusenoun

Improper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.

Abusenoun

Misuse; improper use; perversion.

Abusenoun

(obsolete) A delusion; an imposture; misrepresentation; deception.

Abusenoun

Coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; language that unjustly or angrily vilifies.

Abusenoun

  Catachresis.

Abusenoun

Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment.

Abusenoun

Violation; defilement; rape; forcing of undesired sexual activity by one person on another, often on a repeated basis.

Abuseverb

(transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to misuse; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert

Abuseverb

(transitive) To injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.

Abuseverb

To attack with coarse language; to insult; to revile; malign; to speak in an offensive manner to or about someone; to disparage.

Abuseverb

(transitive) To imbibe a drug for a purpose other than it was intended; to intentionally take more of a drug than was prescribed for recreational reasons; to take illegal drugs habitually.

Abuseverb

To violate; defile; to rape.

Abuseverb

Misrepresent; adulterate.

Abuseverb

To deceive; to trick; to impose on; misuse the confidence of.

Abuseverb

Disuse.

Abuseverb

To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of; as, to abuse one's authority.

Abuseverb

To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to abuse one's powers, one's patience.

Abuseverb

To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.

Abuseverb

To dishonor.

Abuseverb

To violate; to ravish.

Abuseverb

To deceive; to impose on.

Abusenoun

Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an abuse of language.

Abusenoun

Physical ill treatment; injury.

Abusenoun

A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as, the abuses in the civil service.

Abusenoun

Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive language; virulent condemnation; reviling.

Abusenoun

Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child.

Abusenoun

cruel or inhumane treatment

Abusenoun

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt;

Abusenoun

improper or excessive use

Abuseverb

treat badly;

Abuseverb

change the inherent purpose or function of something;

Abuseverb

use foul or abusive language towards;

Abuse

Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of a thing, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices, crimes, or other types of aggression.