Definition of "abusiveness" [a•bu•sive•ness]

• The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or violence to the person. (noun)

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• "Aphrodite has remained calm, and to an unbiased observer it’s a lot more likely to win people to her side in the fact of the abusiveness from the other side."
• "The consequences of their abusiveness are frequently catastrophic—nearly as devastating as when a parent tells a child that he or she is unloved and unwanted."
• "I finally broke free from the cult, but the years of abusiveness took a heavy toll on my wife and me."