Workplace Bullying

noun a person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker

verb to use strength or power to harm or intimidate others

• The school has a zero-tolerance policy towards any form of bully behavior.
• I heard that Peter is being a bully to some of the younger kids at school.
• Don't be such a bully, just let me have a turn on the video game.
• The dark clouds seemed to bully the sun into hiding behind them.

noun a person who intimidates or domineers in an aggressive way

• The lawyer was known to be a browbeater in the courtroom, intimidating witnesses with his aggressive questioning.
• My boss can be a real browbeater when he's in a bad mood, constantly criticizing our work.
• Don't be such a browbeater, let's just relax and enjoy the day.
• Her constant negative comments were like a browbeater, slowly wearing down his self-esteem.

noun a word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

pronoun a word that can function by itself as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• It seems that some members of the board have it out for the new CEO.
• I think some of my coworkers have it out for me.
• I heard that Karen really has it out for you, watch your back.
• The universe seems to have it out for him, everything keeps going wrong.

noun a form of psychological manipulation in which a person seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual

verb to manipulate someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity

• The act of gaslighting involves manipulating someone into questioning their own reality.
• I can't believe she's gaslighting you like that, just trust your instincts.
• Stop gaslighting me, I know what really happened!
• The constant lies and manipulation felt like emotional gaslighting.