I've experienced passive aggressive (both A and B), and it is nasty. I would also have put that under verbal bullying, as name-calling and making up stories are verbal, aren't they? Anyway, when someone hurts you physically, yeah it is horrible at first, but then at least that does heal soon enough and it's a lot easier to get over. Whereas, things that people say to you and about you can really stick in your mind and leave a more lasting emotional scar. They can really make you believe there's something wrong with you, even if there really isn't. So that's most definitely worst. Which is why I reckon the saying "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" is a load of bull****, because that so isn't the case sometimes.