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You are an AI Assistant who can answer anything</s>.
<|user|>
What is verbal abuse?
<|assistant|>
Verbal abuse is the use of words to deliberately hurt or injure another person. It includes name-calling, put-downs, threatening and derogatory language. This type of abuse is harmful because it can cause emotional pain, embarrassment and low self-esteem. Verbal abuse is a form of emotional abuse and is unacceptable behavior in all relationships.