cyberharassment

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noun

Harassment that takes place online, in cyberspace.

Similar
cyberbullying
OriginEnglish harassment ← Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós) →
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Meanings

nouncyberharassment (uncountable)
  1. uncountableHarassment that takes place online, in cyberspace.

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

    2007, Anastasia Goodstein, Totally Wired: What Teens and Tweens Are Really Doing Online
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    […] 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.

    1997, Ching-Yi Liu, The Regulation of Cyberspace

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

    2002, Leigh Baker, Protecting Your Children from Sexual Predators

    Synonyms: cyberbullying

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHarassment that takes place online, in cyberspace.

Similar
cyberbullying
Also see
cyberbullying

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)
  2. Englishcyberneticclip.
  3. Englishcyber-
  4. Englishharassment
  5. Englishcyberharassment

From cyber- + harassment.

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Translations

Catalan ciberassetjament
  • ciberassetjamentcyberharassment, online harassment
French cyberintimidation, cyberharcèlement
  • cyberintimidationcyberharassment, online harassment
  • cyberharcèlementcyberharassment, online harassment
German Cyberbullying, Cybermobbing
  • Cyberbullyingcyberharassment, online harassment
  • Cybermobbingcyberharassment, online harassment
  • Cyber-Mobbingcyberharassment, online harassment
Italian cyberbullismo
  • cyberbullismocyberharassment, online harassment
Spanish ciberacoso
  • ciberacosocyberharassment, online harassment
Swedish nätmobbning
  • nätmobbningcyberharassment, online harassment
Ukrainian кібербулінг
  • кібербулінг (kiberbulinh)cyberharassment, online harassment
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APA

cyberharassment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberharassment

MLA

“cyberharassment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberharassment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyberharassment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyberharassment.

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