Kidd said he was more concerned with the verbal abuse directed at his son.

Ford's reaction and alleged verbal abuse directed at a 911 operator made national headlines.

Almost 40% of the interviewed said they had witnessed verbal abuse directed at Muslims.

Clark noted a gender divide in the abuse directed at her.

We all tend to ignore abuses directed at others.

Talk to many high-profile tweeters today, and you will hear stories of extraordinary abuse directed against them.

But, for the most part, those interviewed said they found far less abuse directed at them than in the big cities.

Moreover, abuses directed against certain individuals may neither be publicised nor discussed.

First, it seems that forms of abuse directed at children are actually on the increase.

Irabu grinned slightly when asked about the verbal abuse directed at him.