cyberharassment

English

Etymology

cyber- +‎ harassment

Noun

cyberharassment (uncountable)

1. Harassment that takes place online, in cyberspace.
   • 1997, Ching-Yi Liu, The Regulation of Cyberspace:

     […] as the Baker case shows, saying that no physical attacks actually occur and that the cyberrape or cyberharassment is just "words" would not ease the feeling of violation.

   • 2002, Leigh Baker, Protecting Your Children from Sexual Predators:

     Similar to the stalking behaviors of an unknown assailant, this type of cyberharassment can cause undue anxiety and hypervigilance in the victim.

   • 2007, Anastasia Goodstein, Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online:

     Cyberbullying can also target adults such as parents or teachers. Cyberbullying can easily escalate into cyberharassment or cyberstalking...

Synonyms

• cyberbullying

Translations

cyberharassment, online harassment

• Catalan: ciberassetjament m
• French: cyberintimidation (fr) f, cyberharcèlement (fr) m
• German: Cyberbullying, Cybermobbing (de) n, Cyber-Mobbing n
• Italian: cyberbullismo (it) m
• Spanish: ciberacoso (es) m
• Swedish: nätmobbning c
• Ukrainian: кібербулінг (uk) m (kiberbulinh)