cyberbully
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A bully who operates online, in cyberspace.
Example Sentences
- "Typically, male cyberbullies use the computer more than the cell phone."
- "Another Internet concern is cyberbullying. LGBT youth sometimes are the targets of harassment by persons (usually other students) who use the Internet..."
- "Around one-third of those being cyberbullied told no one about the bullying."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κυβερνάω (kubernáō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τῐκός (-tĭkós) Ancient Greek κυβερνητικός (kubernētikós)bor. English cybernetic English cyber- English bully English cyberbully From cyber- + bully.