Bully Types

Bullying is a tendency of intentionally hurting others without sufficient reasons. Threatening to hurt is also bullying. ‘Hurt’ may be physical, verbal, non-verbal, social or sexual.

Various Bully Types

Following are the most common bully types.

1. Physical bullying

•     Hitting, kicking, pushing, spitting, intimidating
•     Snatching, stealing, hiding, breaking or spoiling belongings of others
•     Making others do things they don't want to do

2. Verbal Bullying

•     Name-calling, humiliating, teasing, ridiculing, insulting
•     Sarcasm, making fun beyond a point
•     Saying or writing nasty things about others

3. Non-Verbal Bullying

•     Making offending gestures
•     Mimicking the physical activity, disability or postures of others

4. Social bullying

•     Refusing to talk to victim
•     Spreading rumors about someone
•     Making someone behave in a manner he doesn't want to behave
•     making someone feel uncomfortable or scared
•     leaving someone out of group activities

5. Sexual bullying

•     Vulgar remarks and gestures
•     unwanted physical contact

6. Cyber bullying

Using

•     mobile phones
•     e-mails
•     websites
•     cameras

or any other gadgets to hurt others by sending unpleasant messages, photos or clips.

All forms of bullying severely damage the victim emotionally. Most of the times a bully mixes more than one of these bully types.