Bullies are often very aggressive.
Victims often feel helpless.
It involves causing risk and fear or anxiety by threatening. A cruel act is a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering. Constant insults can be damaging, and taunting can escalate into anger or worse. It is a connection allowing access between persons or places. Examples of acts of intervention include physically stopping someone from doing something, talking to adults who can help stop a situation, helping two people solve an issue, and assisting someone in need.