Bullying generally means the repeated act of unwanted or aggressive behaviour with the intention to cause harm to the innocent victim.

There are four types of bullying: 1. Physical Physical bullying is one of the most reported and covered in the media thanks to the drastic cases that often take place between students in Malaysia. Physical bullying includes hitting, kicking, punching, pushing, and even damaging an individual’s property. 2. Verbal This is the most common types of bullying in schools in Malaysia. Verbal bullying includes: - Teasing - Name-calling - Inappropriate sexual comments - Taunting - Threatening to cause harm 3. Social This type of bullying involves hurting someone’s reputation or relationships. Isolation, exclusion, leaving someone out on purpose, telling the other kids not to be friends with someone, spreading rumours, and embarrassing the other person in public fall under social bullying. 4. Cyberbullying With the extensive use of social media such as Facebook, Instagram, and text messages, bullying is happening outside of school’s hour. Worse, these exchanges can be hurtful and aggressive, which often brought back into the school the next day.