cyberbullying
Online targeted harassment
Cyberbullying is harassment, intimidation, or cruelty conducted through digital channels—social media, text messages, online forums, or gaming platforms.
Unlike schoolyard bullying, it follows victims home and can spread rapidly to wide audiences: The cyberbullying got so bad she deleted all her accounts.
It often involves public shaming, spreading rumors, or sharing embarrassing content without consent.
Provoking reactions online
- flamingOn fire, or online attacks
- doxxingPublishing personal information maliciously
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
threats · tormenting · persecution · insults · mockery · humiliation · shaming · namecalling
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- suicideVoluntary death by oneself
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- isolationComplete separation from others
withdrawal · fearful · shame · humiliation · distress · PTSD · hopelessness · loneliness
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- schoolPlace of instruction
- peersThose of equal status
- classmatesStudents in same course
minors · children · students · vulnerable · development · identity · cliques · exclusion
Expressing intent to harm
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- blackmailCoercion through damaging threats
extortion · sextortion · outing · exposure · leverage · silencing · fearful · dread
Fictitious professional name
- usernameAccount identification string
- avatarDigital user representation
- facelessLacking identity or features
- untraceableImpossible to follow back
sockpuppet · handle · catfishing · impersonation · masking · hidden · anonymous · throwaway
Conveying documented information
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- bystanderOne who observes nearby
- interventionPurposeful involvement to change course
awareness · education · policy · legislation · support · counseling · antibullying · screenshot
trolling
Provoking reactions online
- flamingOn fire, or online attacks
- doxxingPublishing personal information maliciously
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
abuse · threats · tormenting · persecution · insults · mockery · humiliation · shaming · namecalling · slurs
depression
Prolonged low state
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- suicideVoluntary death by oneself
- traumaLasting psychological wound
isolation · withdrawal · fearful · shame · humiliation · distress · PTSD · hopelessness · loneliness · helplessness
teenagers
People aged thirteen to nineteen
- adolescentsYouth approaching maturity
- schoolPlace of instruction
- peersThose of equal status
classmates · minors · children · students · vulnerable · development · identity · cliques · exclusion · rumors
threatening
Expressing intent to harm
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
- fearmongeringDeliberately spreading exaggerated threats
- menacingConveying threat or danger
blackmail · extortion · sextortion · outing · exposure · leverage · silencing · fearful · dread · terrorize
pseudonym
Fictitious professional name
- usernameAccount identification string
- avatarDigital user representation
- facelessLacking identity or features
untraceable · sockpuppet · handle · catfishing · impersonation · masking · hidden · anonymous · throwaway · troll
reporting
Conveying documented information
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
- bystanderOne who observes nearby
intervention · awareness · education · policy · legislation · support · counseling · antibullying · screenshot · evidence
Series of high-pitched calls
messenger · texting · SMS · comments · forums · chatrooms · groupchat · livestream
- Online Scandalscancel culture, doxxing, online harassment, viral outrage, trolling
- digital culturesocial media, memes, hashtags, viral content, influencers
- digital societysocial networks, internet, digital age, internet culture, digital natives
- internet safetyonline safety, internet safety, data privacy, online privacy, privacy settings
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- digital youthscreen time, smartphones, social media, apps, texting
cyberbullyingkindness
Considerate, caring disposition
support · protection · inclusion · encouragement · compassion
- cyberbullying preventionEfforts to stop online abuse
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