cyberstalking

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noun

The use of electronic communications or tracking technologies to stalk or harass another person.

UncommonScrabble 25

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cyberstalk
nouncyberstalking (usually uncountable, plural cyberstalkings)

plural cyberstalkings

  1. uncountableusuallyThe use of electronic communications or tracking technologies to stalk or harass another person.

    Victims of cyberstalking experience increased psychological distress compared to stalking victims in general.

    2007, Debra A. Pinals, Stalking : Psychiatric Perspectives and Practical Approaches, →ISBN, page 219

Translations

French cyberharcèlement
  • cyberharcèlementTranslations
Polish cyberstalking
  • cyberstalkingTranslations
Russian киберста́лкинг
  • киберста́лкинг (kiberstálking)Translations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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