cyberharassment

English

Etymology

cyber- +‎ harassment

Noun

cyberharassment (uncountable)

Harassment that takes place online, in cyberspace.
- 1997, Ching-Yi Liu, The Regulation of Cyberspace
  ...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

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

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