Abusive and Critical

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Abusive

Abusive adjective - Marked by harsh insulting language.
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Critical and abusive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Critical" instead an adjective "Abusive".
Nearby Words: abuse, abused, abusing, abusively

Critical

Critical adjective - Given to making or expressing unfavorable judgments about things.
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Abusive and critical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abusive" instead an adjective "Critical".
Nearby Words: criticize, criticise, criticism, critic, critically

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  • Suffering through an abusive childhood, an abusive adolescence, and on top of all this, to have the man she comes to love keep critical secrets from her would drive anyone to despair.
    Source: Iron Woobie
  • Western Animation / King of the Hill Not only that but Peggy's mother went from being older-looking version of Peggy, who was a bit critical of her, into a downright mean and verbally abusive bitch who never forgave Peggy for abandoning the family ranch, even after saving it.
    Source: Western Animation / King of the Hill
  • Mr Bennet, despite a great intelligence allied with quick wit and much Jerkass Dissonance, is a cold, critical and neglectful father who leaves all the parenting to his impulsive, mean-spirited, verbally abusive, self-involved and extremely neurotic but ultimately loving wife.
    Source: Sliding Scale of Parent-Shaming in Fiction
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