Verbal abuse..is it always about name calling or can it take other forms?

[Blackden]

I need some help with this and I'm feeling a bit sensitive today so please try to be kind.
I know that name calling and put downs are verbal abuse, but what about if someone talks over you or shuts you down when you're trying to speak etc?
And why do people resort to verbal abuse? Is it because of stress (theirs) or a short fuse or they're just downright twunts who know exactly what they're doing?
Can it be stopped?

How about starting your own business?

Verbal abuse can take many forms my ex:-

Ignored me completely as if I hadn't even spoken
Would keep information from me
Said he had told me things when he hadn't
Would start to tell me things then say no more
Would act as if he couldn't understand my point
Discuss important parenting issues with acquaintances and not me
Refuse to engage in even casual conversation
Try to shout me down if I challenged him

All about control and chipping away at your self esteem daily. Very insidious type of abuse and very harmful to you. Get away from this man - once you are out you will see things a lot more clearly!