Your Definition of Bullying?

[BrassMonkey]

So, whats your definition of Bullying? Like, put it in your own words, how do you feel about it.

I think bullying is abuse, and sometimes even murder. You are robbing people of their self esteem. You are being a murderer if you push someone too far to make them do self harm or take their own life. Being a Bully is being an Abuser and a Murderer.

[Thunderstorm]

The harm of another form of life, whether I be inanimate or real. Bullying doesn't just refer to humans in my eyes....stuff like Animal abuse is out there too.

[karl]

I've been thinking a lot about this lately. Where does it come from? Well, as I see it, there isn't a kids program on TV that doesn't contain some kind of bullying. All of the series and all the films, even Disney films have groups that are in conflict with each other. So I suppose we copy what we see on TV. And bullies, all of them, are cowards! They pick on the weak, the different, the ones who are least able to defend themselves. But catch a bully on his own, and he'll cry and scream out of fear!

[OregonStateDude]

It has no place in my life. I don't need to put other kids down in order to feel good about myself.

Yeah, I'm an averaged sized 14 yr old, so there were a bunch of kids smaller than I am at my middle school. But I never picked on them. What if they ever found out I was gay? Then all it would take is 4 or 5 of them to gang up on me and rank me out. Yeah, not a pleasant thought at all.

[DerBear]

Many people think bullying is if you put someone down, even in a general way. I disagree with that. Sometimes if you don't like someone or two people don't get on and they argue or you say something negative towards someone then to me that is not bullying.

To me bullying is when you do something to someone repeatably for no reason. What so ever. So that is my personal definition of bullying is when you emotionally or physically pick on someone for no reason other than to cause them personal or emotional or physical discomfort.

[VeryWell]

Picking on someone who can't fight back, attacking weaknesses they can't help or do much about, that's bullying in my opinion. Cowards who needs to push the weak around to feel like a million bucks themselves. It breaks my heart. :(

[Caver]

Abuse, weather it's verbally or physically.
If it goes on every day, and most of the day and get other people to join in.

[lemon]

going out of your way to be an asshole to someone who doesn't deserve it

[TheHumanSpirit]

Doing anything to someone with the intent of causing physical, mental, or emotional harm or injury.

[Gandalf]

A repetitive type of behaviour intended to cause fear, physical harm or emotional/mental upset through physical violence or verbal abuse, to upset another person, animal or object.

Yes that's my own definition. Emphasis on it being repetitive.
Repetitively speaking ;)

[aanderso_n]

repeated harassment intended to be little, scare, or damage the victim. unfortunately, depending on the outcome, i do agree it can sometimes be murder :(

[momo....]

i been bullied one im in 8th drage i hate it i wanna kill them all but yet we get along

[workingatperfect]

going out of your way to be an asshole to someone who doesn't deserve it

This, pretty much.

[Shark98]

Someone who out of insecurity takes opportunities to abuse an innocent person

[Mirage]

Anything that you do to harm someone mentally/emotionally/physically.

[Noxail]

Repeated harassment of someone, for no purpose but to cause pain.

[HOLEinyoursoul]

Bullying is being ignorant of another person's way of life, appearance, history, etc and making them feel bad about it. It's abusive behavior not only emotionally, but can result in physical abuse as well (and not just from the bully/abuser).

It seems like just a bunch of first world petty problems, but for the people it happens to, it affects them and they're not going to forgive themselves or their abusers very easily. When bullying actually affects someone, it can to a lot of self loathing and other problems.

[Iron Man]

The unwarranted use of physical, psychological, or emotional threats or damage in order to thwart said victim into submission for any number of reasons including, but not limited to: financial gain, fear infliction, or even sheer pleasure.

[imless]

An act which hurts someone physically, emotionally and etc..