BULLYING PART 2 What is bullying? Definitions of bullying vary. At present there is not an agreed-upon definition and there are differences in how the term is used. However, the following are key elements of bullying: a power imbalance, an unjust use of power, the intent to harm, the victim's distress or feeling of being oppressed, (typically) repetition over time which results in a consolidation of reputations and the power differential, and evident enjoyment by the aggressor.