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Meanings of abusive behaviour in English

Behaviour of an abusive person seeking to gain and maintains power and control.

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Examples for "abusive power and control"
Examples for "abusive power and control"
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But gaslighting is often used as a method of power and control.
News.com.au
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Government officials in some countries fear loss of power and control.
Wired
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It's actually about power and control as a result of hypermasculinity.
Ebony
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They want power and control, and they don't want to be told no.
The cold room
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She speculates that it's about a feeling of power and control.
Radio NZ
Usage of abusive behaviour in English
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Also, abusive behaviour by parents tends to be mimicked later by the children.
The Irish Times
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Eighty per cent of these related to drunkenness or threatening or abusive behaviour.
The Irish Times
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Breach of protocol and abusive behaviour toward a superior amounting to gross misconduct.
The Atrocity Archives
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The initiative is aimed at encouraging male students to intervene to stop abusive behaviour.
BBC
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Eric Joyce says he sorry and embarrassed after admitting abusive behaviour at Edinburgh airport.
BBC
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Alienating victims from their other support networks is also a part of this abusive behaviour.
News.com.au
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The Yes Scotland campaign for independence has condemned "all forms" of abusive behaviour.
BBC
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Our family have debated for some time whether we should publicise our father's abusive behaviour.
The Irish Times
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But their commercial successes also bred an environment where their violent, abusive behaviour was accepted.
The Guardian
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He also admitted assaulting aircraft dispatcher Tony Madden and engaging in threatening, insulting or abusive behaviour.
The Irish Times
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Twitter is permanently banning right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Infowars show for abusive behaviour.
The Irish Times
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Twitter has responded by saying it plans to introduce a button to report threatening or abusive behaviour.
BBC
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Staff experienced feelings of anxiety and that they were expected to simply 'put up' with abusive behaviour.
Radio NZ
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We don't want to countenance abusive behaviour.
The Irish Times
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A family violence intervention order will protect you and your children from your son's violent and abusive behaviour.
News.com.au
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The call comes after a new report warned that abusive behaviour by coaches remained common in the country.
The South African
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Abusive behaviour across language varieties
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