Words similar to abusive

Example sentences for: abusive

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Trent Lott recently called the agency "intrusive, abusive, and out of control."
For example, we know that single parents have almost double the risk of being abusive, poor families almost 16 times the likelihood.
They would not expect the president to be devoid of dysfunction, but would expect him to have recognized and vanquished his own abusive behaviors.
Hillary says President Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky stemmed from an "abusive" home environment and that his mistakes don't negate his other accomplishments.
Most Republicans must be satisfied with one abusive father.