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verbal abuse
[vur-buhl uh-byoos]
noun
speech that is intended to humiliate and intimidate.
Physical or verbal abuse directed toward patients, families, colleagues, or staff will not be tolerated.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of verbal abuse1
Example Sentences
The warrant said officials got a tip five years ago that the eatery employed 19 undocumented workers using fake green cards and some worked 12-hour shifts with no breaks and were the subject of verbal abuse.
The report also detailed the throwing of instruments during surgery as well as "verbal abuse", which in one case had resulted in an incident report in recent months.
In a 2015 request to amend the restraining order to include the children, Dianne Bartkus said there had been “few visitations” between the father and children due to “emotional/verbal abuse.”
Rudd had faced allegations of bullying and verbal abuse during his 28-year tenure at Plymouth Leander swimming club, but the BBC has learned that no action was taken by the sport's governing body.
He said he agreed to pick her up so she could “escape” verbal abuse at home and they could be together as a couple, according to a report submitted by the deputy and filed in Kern County Superior Court.
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