Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
bully
bul·ly [ bool-ee ]
Subclass of:
Aggressive behavior;
Social Problems
Definitions related to bullying:
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Aggressive behavior by a more powerful party that results in physical harm to or emotional distress of the victim.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Bullying is a form of youth violence in which repeated verbal, emotional, physical, or psychologic attacks are done to dominate or humiliate.Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Bullying, intentional harm-doing or harassment that is directed toward vulnerable targets and typically repeated. Bullying encompasses a wide range of malicious aggressive behaviours, including physical violence, verbal mockery, threats, ostracism, and rumours spread either orally or by other means...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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