Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

revenge porn

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables: re-venge -porn
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sexually explicit media of a person distributed online without the consent of the pictured individual, typically by a former partner or hacker, either from genuine video or by deepfake, and often with the intent to humiliate the subject and damage their reputation.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"France has threatened to fine Facebook for sharing data between its various apps. Almost every day you get hammered for not properly policing the content, including extremists’ videos, revenge porn and fake news, that appears on your platforms."
"The charges against Mr. Bradshaw were the latest in a series of high-profile revenge porn cases in recent years, and groups that support survivors of sexual violence say there has been an increase in reports of revenge porn and other forms of online sexual harassment during the coronavirus pandemic."
"Now imagine that same experiment, but through the lens of someone who is angling to make revenge porn. It gets murky in a hurry."

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

sextortion

Questions

What does revenge porn mean?: Sexually explicit media of a person distributed online without the consent of the pictured individual, typically by a former partner or hacker, either from genuine video or by deepfake, and often with the intent to humiliate the subject and damage their reputation.

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