Reviled
Verbal abuse (also known as reviling) is described as a negative defining statement told to the person or about the person or by withholding any response thus defining the target as non-existent. If the abuser doesn't immediately apologize and retract the defining statement, the relationship may be a verbally abusive one.
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Famous quotes containing the word reviled:
“Even the hatred
in a man
who’s valued for his learning
is desirable,
but I’m shamed
by even love
in a person
who’s reviled by others.”
—Hla Stavhana (c. 50 A.D.)
“One evening I sat Beauty on my knees—And I found her bitter—And I reviled her.”
—Arthur Rimbaud (1854–1891)