Abuse

thumb|alt=See caption|An African-American man drinking from a Racial segregation in the United States|racially segregated water cooler marked "Colored", in [[Oklahoma City ]] Discrimination is the process of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong, usually in a way that it deprives them of their legal or human rights. The group may be such as race, gender, age, class, religion, disability or sexual orientation. Discrimination typically leads to groups being unfairly treated on the basis of

thumb|Mr. Prejudice, painted by Horace Pippin in 1943, depicts a personal view of race relations in the United States. Prejudice can be an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived social group membership. The word is often used to refer to a preconceived (usually unfavourable) evaluation or classification of another person based on that person's perceived personal characteristics, such as sex, gender, gender identity, beliefs, values, social class, friendship, age, disability, religion, sexuality, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, culture, complexion, beauty, height, b

acts of violence between people living in the same household

supposed condition in which the hostage develops a psychological bond with the captor

thumb|A poster defining types of bullying actions. thumb|Share of children who report being bullied (2015) Bullying is the use of force, coercion, hurtful teasing, comments, or threats, in order to abuse, aggressively dominate, or intimidate one or more others. The behavior is often repeated and habitual. One essential prerequisite is the perception (by the bully or by others) that an imbalance of physical or social power exists or is currently present. This perceived presence of physical or social imbalance is what distinguishes the behavior from being interpreted or perceived as bullying fro

Cyberbullying (cyberharassment or online bullying/harassment) is a form of bullying or harassment using electronic means. Since the 2000s, it has become increasingly common, especially among teenagers and adolescents, due to young people's increased use of social media. Related issues include online/internet harassment and trolling. In 2015, according to cyberbullying statistics from the i-Safe Foundation, over half of adolescents and teens had been bullied online, and about the same number had engaged in cyberbullying. Both the bully and the victim are negatively affected, and the intensity,

thumb|280px|A portion of Hippolyte Delaroche's 1836 oil painting ''[[Charles I Insulted by Cromwell's Soldiers]] thumb|240px|Charles IX of Sweden|Duke Karl Insulting the Corpse of [[Klaus Fleming'', Albert Edelfelt, 1878. Fleming's wife Ebba Stenbock on the right.]]

type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a severely distressing event

thumb|Members of the right-wing Lapua Movement assault a former Red officer and the publisher of the communist newspaper at the [[Vaasa riot on June 4, 1930, in Vaasa, Finland.]] Persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or group by another individual or group. The most common forms are religious persecution, racism, and political persecution, though there is naturally some overlap between these terms. The inflicting of suffering, harassment, imprisonment, internment, fear or pain are all factors that may establish persecution, but not all suffering will necessarily establish

Oppression is malicious or unjust treatment of, or exercise of power over, a group of individuals, often in the form of governmental authority. There are many scholars who have attempted to define oppression, usually by the types of harm suffered by those who are persecuted.

crime, motivated by prejudice and usually violent

patterned use of a drug in which the user consumes the psychoactive/chemical substance substances in amounts or with methods which are harmful to themselves or others

Mobbing, as a sociological term, refers either to bullying in any context, or specifically to that within the workplace, especially when perpetrated by a group rather than an individual.

thumb|right |220 px |An old poster depicting cruelty, including selling slaves in Algiers, execution, burning, and other cruelties. Cruelty is the intentional infliction of suffering or the inaction towards another's suffering when a clear remedy is readily available. Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept.

striking with an open hand

Harassment covers a wide range of behaviors of an offensive nature. It is commonly understood as behavior that demeans, humiliates, and intimidates a person. In the legal sense, these are behaviors that are disturbing, upsetting, or threatening to a person. Some harassment evolves from discriminatory grounds, and has the effect of nullifying a person's rights or impairing a person from utilising their rights.

Abuse is the act of improper usage or treatment of a person or thing, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices, crimes, or other types of aggression. Some sources describe abuse as "socially constructed", which means there may be more or less recognition of the suffering of a victim at different times and societies.

Annoyance is an unpleasant mental state that is characterized by irritation and distraction from one's conscious thinking. It can lead to emotions such as frustration and anger. The property of being easily annoyed is called irritability.

Coercion involves compelling a party to act in an involuntary manner through the use of threats, including threats to use force against that party. It involves a set of forceful actions which violate the free will of an individual in order to induce a desired response. These actions may include extortion, blackmail, or even torture and sexual assault. Common-law systems recognize duress as a defense to criminal liability when an individual commits an offense under coercion.

thumb|A U.S. government video about stalking

thumb|right|upright=1.2|link=Warsaw Ghetto boy|In his Stroop Report|report on the suppression of the [[Warsaw Ghetto uprising, Jürgen Stroop described Jews resisting deportation to Nazi camps as "bandits".]] thumb|Lynndie England pulling a leash attached to the neck of a prisoner in Abu Ghraib prison, who is forced to crawl on the floor, while [[Megan Ambuhl watches, 2003.]]

pseudoscientific or religious attempt to change sexual orientation or gender identity

use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain

thumb|225px|A cheetah strangling an [[impala, Timbavati Game Reserve, South Africa]] Strangling or strangulation is the compression of the neck leading to an increasingly hypoxic state in the brain, which can lead to unconsciousness or even death. Fatal strangulation typically occurs in cases of violence, accidents, and is one of two main ways that hanging causes death (alongside breaking the victim's neck).

commission of an unlawful act in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties

cognitive bias that assumes that actions will have morally fair and fitting consequences for the actor

political concept

psychological trait/personality type

thumb|Hazing of a French Army pilot in 1997 after he completed 1,000 flight hours Hazing (American English), initiation, beasting (British English), bastardisation (Australian English), ragging (South Asian English) or deposition refers to any activity that humiliates, degrades, abuses, or endangers a person, regardless of their willingness to participate, the enduring of which is expected of them when joining or participating in a group.

neglect, physical abuse and lack of respect during childbirth

oral, gestured, and written language directed to abuse a victim

Fabrication or exaggeration of victimhood

pounding and massaging of a pubescent girl's breasts, using hard or heated objects, to try to make them stop developing or disappear

Dedovshchina (, ) is the informal practice of hazing and abuse of junior conscripts historically in the Soviet Armed Forces and today in the Russian Armed Forces, internal troops, and to a lesser extent FSB, Border Guards, as well as in other armed forces and special services of former Soviet Republics. It consists of brutalization by more senior conscripts, NCOs, and officers. It is a form of non-statutory dominant-status relations between military personnel; the most common form of non-statutory relations, which is a violation of the statutory rules of relations between conscripts, based on

harmful mistreatment of others in workplace

thumb|It is considered rude to take up more than one parking space in a [[parking lot, which inconveniences other

mistreatment or neglect of an old-age adult

deliberate and sustained process that destroys the credibility and reputation of a person, institution, organization, social group, or nation

300px|thumb|upright=1.4|The Mockery of the Owl: a 17th-century painting by Jan van Kessel the Elder, loosely depicting a scene from the 13th-century poem, [[The Owl and the Nightingale, in which the owl is mocked for its characteristics by other birds.]] Mockery or mocking is the act of insulting or making light of a person or other thing, sometimes merely by taunting, but often by making a caricature, purporting to engage in imitation in a way that highlights unflattering characteristics. Mockery can be done in a lighthearted and gentle way, but can also be cruel and hateful, such that it "co

unauthorized removal of a minor from the custody of the child's natural parents or legally appointed guardians

form of abuse characterized by a person intentionally inflicting bodily harm or injury on another

thumb|Painting of a Swabian woman teasing a man by covering his eyes from behind (1890) Teasing has multiple meanings and uses. In human interactions, teasing exists in three major forms: playful, hurtful, and educative. Teasing can have a variety of effects, depending on how it is used and its intended effect. When teasing is unwelcome, it may be regarded as harassment or mobbing, especially in the workplace and school, or as a form of bullying or emotional abuse. If done in public, it may be regarded as humiliation.

behavior that is harmful or potentially harmful to the person engaging in the behavior

In the context of caregiving, neglect is a form of abuse where the perpetrator, who is responsible for caring for someone who is unable to care for themselves, fails to do so. It can be a result of carelessness, indifference, or unwillingness and abuse.

form of abuse

Undercutting to eliminate competition

DARVO (an acronym for "Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender") is a reaction that perpetrators of wrongdoing, such as abusers or sexual offenders, may display in response to being held accountable for their behavior. Research indicates that it is a common manipulation strategy of psychological abusers.

acquired personality trait in which a person tends to consider oneself as a victim of the negative actions of others, and to behave as if this were the case in the face of contrary evidence of such circumstances

thumb|upright=1.1| (), drypoint by Albrecht Dürer 1512 depicting [[Jesus Christ]] Scapegoating, sometimes called playing the blame game, is the practice of singling out a person or group for unmerited blame and consequent negative treatment. Scapegoating may be conducted by individuals against individuals (e.g., "he did it, not me!"), individuals against groups (e.g., "I couldn't see anything because of all the tall people"), groups against individuals (e.g., "He was the reason our team didn't win"), and groups against groups.

Parentification or parent–child role reversal is the process of role reversal whereby a child or adolescent is obliged to support the family system in ways that are developmentally inappropriate and overly burdensome. For example, it is developmentally appropriate for even a very young child to help adults prepare a meal for the family to eat, but it is not developmentally appropriate for a young child to be required to provide and prepare food for the whole family alone. However, if the task is developmentally appropriate, such as a young child fetching an item for a parent or a teenager prep

Fad of attacking a victim to record the assault

Victimisation (or victimization) is the state or process of being victimised or becoming a victim. The field that studies the process, rates, incidence, effects, and prevalence of victimisation is called victimology.

domestic violence by a partner in an intimate relationship against the other partner

effort to damage or call into question someone's reputation, by propounding negative propaganda

act of violence by at least one member of an unmarried couple on the other member within the context of dating or courtship

concept in evolutionary psychology

Zoosadism is a type of Sadism in which it involves pleasure derived from cruelty to animals. It can also be a paraphilia, where people are sexually aroused by torturing animals. Zoosadism is part of the Macdonald triad, a set of three behaviors that have been considered a precursor to psychopathic behavior.

bullying associated with sexual activity or orientation

mistreatment under the guise of religion to use unfairly or improperly gain benefit

verbal or physical abuse/bullying against people perceived to be LGBT