Bullying And Harassment Terminology

adjective causing someone to lose their dignity and the respect of others

• The remarks made by the speaker were highly demeaning towards certain groups of people.
• I can't believe he said that, it was so demeaning.
• His comments were straight up demeaning, no doubt about it.
• Her actions spoke volumes and were just as demeaning as her words.

verb Hurting is a present participle form of the verb 'hurt', which means to cause physical or emotional pain or injury.

• The medication is meant to alleviate the hurting in your joints.
• I can tell you're hurting, do you want to talk about it?
• I heard she's been hurting since the breakup.
• His words were like daggers, cutting deep and hurting her emotionally.

verb to exclude or banish someone from a group or society

• The community decided to ostracize the individual who had committed the crime.
• The group decided to kick out the troublemaker and ostracize them.
• They totally ghosted him and ostracized him from their friend group.
• Her unique ideas were often ostracized by her colleagues in the conservative company.

adjective an adjective that describes someone who is acting like a jerk or behaving in a rude or offensive manner

• His behavior towards his colleagues was deemed dickish and unprofessional.
• I can't believe how dickish he was being at the party last night.
• He's always acting so dickish, it's really annoying.
• The way she cut in line was a dickish move that upset everyone behind her.

noun A derogatory term used to insult someone, implying that they are foolish or annoying.

• The CEO referred to the disruptive employee as a jerkface during the board meeting.
• My little brother is such a jerkface when he doesn't get his way.
• I can't believe that jerkface cut me off in traffic!
• She always acts like a jerkface when she's stressed out.

noun a person who is foolish or stupid

adjective describes someone who is foolish or stupid

• His dickheaded behavior at the meeting was completely unacceptable.
• I can't believe he pulled such a dickheaded move like that.
• He's always acting like a total dickhead.
• Her stubbornness made her come off as dickheaded in the negotiation.