Verbal Abuse , 2001 ) The third type is discounting . This type of verbal abuse hides the true purpose of a particular comment or criticism . Furthermore , it masks the reality that the sufferer is being abused by insisting on the mind of the sufferer that what he is saying is for her own sake (Evans , 1996 ) As mentioned earlier , throwing jokes can also become a form of verbal abuse . It becomes a form of verbal abuse when the joke is really intended...











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