Is ignoring someone considered a form of emotional abuse?

A2A. Yes, refusing to talk or react to someone you care for is abuse if: They do it for a long time or in a severe way. They are causing you mental pain. I also agree with Adelia Benitiz's answer. In some causes, ignoring someone's bad behavior is not abuse, it is a way to change bad behavior. read more

Ignoring someone is generally not considered emotional abuse. It can be considered abusive if that person is systematically and purposefully using the act of ignoring to inflict pain on an innocent person. Although abuse is complex, but it can be defined as purposeful and chronic infliction of pain on an innocent person. read more

EMOTIONAL ABUSE: THE MOST COMMON FORM OF ABUSE BY KALI MUNRO, M.Ed., Psychotherapist, 2001. Emotional abuse is the most common form of abuse – and yet least talked about. Part of the reason it is so easy for people to overlook is that so that much of what is considered normal and acceptable forms of communication is in fact abusive. read more

Silent treatment abuse, it can be argued, is more abusive than physical harm as it can be considered a form of torture the longer it goes on. What Silent treatment is the simple acting of ignoring someone. read more