Bullying Terms

verb to physically harm or injure someone by hitting or attacking them repeatedly

adjective describing the state of being physically harmed or injured by someone

• The victim was severely beaten up by a group of assailants.
• I heard that John got beat up by some bullies at school.
• Those guys are going to get beat up if they keep messing with the wrong people.
• The team was mentally beaten up after losing the championship game.

noun a disrespectful or offensive remark or action

verb to speak to or treat with disrespect or scorn

• The diplomat considered the comment to be a direct insult to his country.
• I can't believe she insulted me like that in front of everyone.
• He was throwing insults left and right during the argument.
• Her actions were an insult to everything we stand for.

noun a word that functions as the name of a person, place, thing, or idea

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• It is inappropriate to laugh at someone's misfortune.
• Don't laugh at him, he's trying his best.
• Stop laughing at her, it's not cool.
• Sometimes it feels like the universe is laughing at me.

verb making fun of someone or something in a cruel way

adjective characterized by ridicule or imitation

• The teacher reprimanded the student for mocking his classmates during the presentation.
• Stop mocking me, it's not funny!
• She's always mocking people behind their backs.
• The dark clouds looming overhead seemed to be mocking the impending storm.

noun speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at someone or something; derision

verb subject (someone or something) to contemptuous and dismissive language or behavior

• The politician faced ridicule from the public after his controversial statement.
• Don't ridicule her for being different, embrace her uniqueness instead.
• Stop ridiculing him, it's not cool.
• The artist's unconventional style was met with ridicule at first, but eventually gained widespread acclaim.

noun a person who is regarded as weak or contemptible, especially one who cries or complains in a feeble way

• The sniveler complained about every little inconvenience during the meeting.
• I can't stand that sniveler who is always whining about everything.
• Why is that sniveler always being such a crybaby?
• The sniveler's constant complaints were like nails on a chalkboard to everyone around them.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb and often ends in -ly

pronoun a word that can function as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (e.g. I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (e.g. she, it)

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

conjunction a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses in a sentence

interjection a word or phrase that expresses a strong emotion or sentiment

article a word that is used to specify a noun, such as 'the', 'a', or 'an'

• I wish the ground would swallow you up so I wouldn't have to deal with your constant negativity.
• When you keep making those annoying jokes, I just wish the ground would swallow you up!
• Stop being so rude, I wish the ground would just swallow you up already.
• After embarrassing myself in front of everyone, I wished the ground would swallow me up and make me disappear.