cyberbullying

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noun

Acts in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

Similar
cyberharassment
OriginEnglish bullying ← Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós) →
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Meanings

nouncyberbullying (uncountable)
  1. uncountableActs in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

    Synonyms: cyberharassment

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cyberbully

Synonyms & antonyms

nounActs in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

Similar
cyberharassment
Also see
cyberharassmente-bullying

Origin

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

From cyber- + bullying.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan ciberassetjament
  • ciberassetjamentbullying online
Chinese Mandarin 網絡暴力 /网络暴力
  • 網絡暴力 /网络暴力 (wǎngluò bàolì)bullying online
Czech kyberšikana
  • kyberšikanabullying online
Danish digital mobning, cyberchikane
  • digital mobningbullying online
  • cyberchikanebullying online
Finnish nettikiusaaminen
  • nettikiusaaminenbullying online
French cyberintimidation, cyber-intimidation
  • cyberintimidationbullying online
  • cyber-intimidationbullying online
  • cyberharcèlementbullying online
  • cyber-harcèlementbullying online
German Cyberbullying, Cyber-Bullying
  • Cyberbullyingbullying online
  • Cyber-Bullyingbullying online
  • Cybermobbingbullying online
  • Cyber-Mobbingbullying online
  • Netz-Mobbingbullying online
  • Internet-Schikanebullying online
  • Internet-Mobbingbullying online
Hungarian kiberzaklatás
  • kiberzaklatásbullying online
Italian cyberbullismo
  • cyberbullismobullying online
Korean 사이버불링, 싸불
  • 사이버불링 (saibeobulling)bullying online
  • 싸불 (ssabul)bullying online
Malay buli siber
  • buli siberbullying online
Norwegian Bokmål digital mobbing, nettmobbing
  • digital mobbingbullying online
  • nettmobbingbullying online
  • internettmobbingbullying online
Polish cyberprzemoc
  • cyberprzemocbullying online
Portuguese cyberbullying, ciberbullying
  • cyberbullyingbullying online
  • ciberbullyingbullying online
  • assédio virtualbullying online
  • ciberassédiobullying online
Spanish ciberacoso, cyberbullying
  • ciberacosobullying online
  • cyberbullyingbullying online
  • ciberbullyingbullying online
Swedish nätmobbning
  • nätmobbningbullying online
Ukrainian кібербулінг
  • кібербулінг (kiberbulinh)bullying online
Cite this entry
APA

cyberbullying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberbullying

MLA

“cyberbullying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberbullying. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberbullying,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberbullying.

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