Child abuse is defined as:. 1. a failure to meet essential physical or emotional needs. 2. anything that hurts a child's feelings. anything that a child considers aversive. 3. a deliberate act that is harmful to the child's physical, emotional, or sexual well-being.

Option(3) is correct

Explanation:

Child abuse is defined as the situation in which child faces any harm or injury caused by parents, teachers, guardian or any other caregiver.This harm can be caused due ill-treatment, abusive behavior or exploitation of child.Child abuse can be tamper of physical well being, emotions or sexual welfare .

Other options are incorrect because hurting child's feeling can happen apart from abusing them, failure in meeting needs of child and aversive behavior are not the major causes child abuse.Thus, the correct option is option(3).

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