[Tsuwabuki]

I would not call that situation bullying. I would definitely call it conflict, but even though the girl was trying to "take him down a peg" there are obviously deeper reasons why she went after him, since he said this was not an isolated event. He did something she felt threatened her, so she has a pattern of instigation. This is not bullying. Bullying's sole purpose is to make one feel superior by taking the easiest course. Redressing a grievance through a disruptive outburst, real or imagined, is inappropriate behavior, but it isn't bullying.