Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyberostracism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cy-beros-tracism
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Banishment or exclusion in a virtual environment such as the Internet.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, while potentially damaging to the target's self-esteem and psychological well-being, there are arguably more harmful aspects of intentional antisocial behavior than cyberostracism."
"Members often become very involved in such groups, and react negatively when they are denied membership in such groups (cyberostracism, see Chapter 3)."

Etymology

From cyber- + ostracism, coined by social psychologist Kipling Williams.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyber

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does cyberostracism mean?: Banishment or exclusion in a virtual environment such as the Internet.
Where does cyberostracism come from?: From cyber- + ostracism, coined by social psychologist Kipling Williams.

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