Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyberbullying

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
cy-ber-bul-ly-ing
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Acts in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of cyberbully

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 Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English bullying English cyberbullying From cyber- + bullying.

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Questions

What does cyberbullying mean?
Acts in cyberspace intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
Where does cyberbullying come from?
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 Proto-Germanic *-ungō Old English -ung Middle English -ynge English -ing English bullying English cyberbullying From cyber- + bullying.

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