cyberbully

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noun

A bully who operates online, in cyberspace.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nouncyberbully (plural cyberbullies)

plural cyberbullies · alternative cyber-bully

  1. A bully who operates online, in cyberspace.

    Typically, male cyberbullies use the computer more than the cell phone.

    2007, Teri Breguet, Frequently Asked Questions about Cyberbullying
verbcyberbully (third-person singular simple present cyberbullies, present participle cyberbullying, simple past and past participle cyberbullied)

present singular third person cyberbullies · participle present cyberbullying · participle past cyberbullied · past cyberbullied · alternative cyber-bully

  1. transitiveTo bully online.

    Around one-third of those being cyberbullied told no one about the bullying.

    2008, Rita Cheminais, Every Child Matters
    1 more example

    Another Internet concern is cyberbullying. LGBT youth sometimes are the targets of harassment by persons (usually other students) who use the Internet...

    2005, James Thomas Sears, Youth, Education, and Sexualities

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνάω (kubernáō)
  2. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  3. Englishcyberneticclip.
  4. Englishcyber-
  5. Englishbully
  6. Englishcyberbully

From cyber- + bully.

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Cite this entry
APA

cyberbully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberbully

MLA

“cyberbully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberbully. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberbully,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberbully.

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