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Synonyms for «abusive behaviour»

"Abusive behavior" refers to actions that harm or mistreat someone physically, emotionally, or verbally. It can include things like hitting, shouting, controlling, threatening, or belittling someone. It is not respectful or kind treatment towards others. Full definition
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«abusive»

aggressive hurtful violent destructive inappropriate harmful disrespectful predatory vicious hateful unhealthy excessive unethical emotional severe offensive brutal extreme malicious behavioural reckless hostile oppressive unwanted disruptive antisocial sexual domestic behavioral rude verbal unacceptable vile threatening discriminatory outrageous unlawful physical bad psychological unfair cruel challenging alleged unruly abhorrent illegal appalling disgraceful

«behaviour»

behavior misbehavior aggression violence harassment practices offences mistreatment maltreatment treatment acts assault parenting conduct abuse cruelty neglect abusers actions tactics allegations incidents relationship situations outbursts manner attitude problems patterns people issues beating victims activities disorders interactions handling power case victimization gestures violation punishment kind way contact techniques driving attacks

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Sentences with «abusive behaviour»

  • Family violence describes any type of abusive behaviour used by one person to gain power and control over another. (relationshipsvictoria.com.au)
  • It is important to remember that using violence is a choice - there is never any excuse for abusive behaviours. (raq.org.au)
  • Historically, research has shown that abusive behaviour at work is stable over time — that is, some managers are just like that. (canadianbusiness.com)
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