verbal
abuse
Three members of the department made complaints about verbal abuse.
As an examiner I suffered considerable verbal abuse, which occasionally turned into physical violence.
The teenagers would loiter in the shopping centre, casually aiming verbal abuse at passers-by.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Insults & abuse
abusive
abusively
backhanded compliment
brickbat
catcall
catcaller
catcalling
contumely
dis
jeer
mouth
mouth off (to/at someone)
name
neg
negging
point-scoring
revile
sledging
slight
stick