Usually means: Harmful, destructive use of language.
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  1. verbal abuse: Merriam-Webster
  2. verbal abuse: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Verbal Abuse (band), Verbal Abuse, Verbal abuse (disambiguation), Verbal abuse: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. verbal abuse, Verbal abuse: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Verbal abuse)

noun:  (also known as verbal aggression, verbal attack, verbal violence, verbal assault, psychic aggression, or psychic violence) a type of psychological/mental abuse that involves the use of oral or written language directed to a victim.
noun:  an American hardcore punk/crossover thrash band formed in Houston in 1981.
noun:  a form of abusive behavior involving the use of language.

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