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Emotional Abuse towards lovers, family and friends designed to control and subjugate another human being through the use of fear, humiliation, devaluation, dominating, invalidation, intimidation, guilt, coercion, manipulation and neglect, etc.

It can include anything from verbal abuse and constant criticism to more subtle tactics, such as repeated disapproval or even the refusal to ever be pleased.
His violent affection towards his girlfriends and children eventually alienated him from everyone and he died a lonely man.
by OS11 September 14, 2011
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