Bullying is a repeated action of putting people down, humiliating and harming them mentally and physically. Besides using physical aggression like hitting, kicking, slapping and more, bullying also consists of verbal abuses, making threats and resorting to blackmail to intimidate people. It can be done face to face or people can also resort to the internet, leading to cyberbullying.
A bully therefore is often the perpetrator of all the negative actions listed above. They're disliked and despised, but they're also mostly popular and as seen in the movies and teen drama, everyone wants to remain in their good books, which is also one of the reasons why they thrive.
Now, we all know why bullying is bad, what kind of impact it has on our children and the lingering effects of the same, but it is also important to understand the psychology behind why one bullies in the first place. No one is born a bully, just like no one is born a thief. A lot of factors go into the making of a person and therefore, let us try and find out what causes a bully to be a bully.