Abusive language

Abusive language may refer to:

• Verbal abuse, a type of psychological or mental abuse that involves the use of oral or written language directed to a victim
• Insult, an expression, statement, or behavior that is disrespectful or derogatory towards an individual or a group
• Profanity, the usage of notionally offensive words for a variety of purposes
• Abusive language (law), the legality of the use of abusive language to another person
• Fighting words, spoken words intended to provoke violence
• Verdict – Formal finding of fact made by a jury on matters submitted to it by the judge

See also

• Abuse of language
• Defamation (disambiguation)
• Loaded language – Rhetoric used to influence an audience
• Slander (disambiguation)
• Verbal aggression – Personality trait or a mainly destructive form of communication