Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cyberespionage

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: cy-beres-pi-onage
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Major cyberpowers have engaged in cyberespionage on each other, and committed acts of disruption of information operations or degrading of stored information."

Etymology

From cyber- + espionage.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cyber

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

cyberspying

Questions

What does cyberespionage mean?: Espionage carried out by means of the Internet or in cyberspace.
Where does cyberespionage come from?: From cyber- + espionage.

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