cyberharassment

English

Etymology

cyber- +‎ harassment

Noun

cyberharassment (uncountable)

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)

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