tech abuse
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The use of information technology, including social media and Internet-connected devices installed in homes, to perpetrate sexual or domestic violence, abuse or bullying.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "2016, Shalailah Medhora, “Tech abuse ‘rampant’ and has ‘devastating’ impacts on victims,” ABC.net.au, 31 October, 2016, […] most tech abuse occurs alongside other forms of domestic violence, as an additional method of control."
- "2018, Emma-Marie Smith, “Tech Abuse: The Abuse of Technology in Domestic Violence,” HealthyPlace.com, 24 July, 2018, Tech abuse makes victims feel as though their perpetrators are omnipresent in their lives and that there’s no escape—even after a relationship has ended."
Usage
Inflected Forms
high tech abuse (alternative)
technological abuse (alternative)
technology abuse (alternative)