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cyberbully

cyberbully noun: a bully who operates online, in cyberspace.

Noun

cyberbully (plural cyberbullies)

  1. A bully who operates online, in cyberspace.
    • Typically, male cyberbullies use the computer more than the cell phone.2007, Teri Breguet, Frequently Asked Questions about Cyberbullying

Verb

cyberbully (third-person singular simple present cyberbullies, present participle cyberbullying, simple past and past participle cyberbullied)

  1. (transitive) To bully online.
    • Another Internet concern is cyberbullying. LGBT youth sometimes are the targets of harassment by persons (usually other students) who use the Internet...2005, James Thomas Sears, Youth, Education, and Sexualities
    • Around one-third of those being cyberbullied told no one about the bullying.2008, Rita Cheminais, Every Child Matters

cyberbully meaning in Tamil

cyberbully in Tamil

இணையக் கேடுநர்

Forms of cyberbully

Noun
pluralcyberbullies
alternative formcyber-bully
Verb
third-person singular presentcyberbullies
present participlecyberbullying
past participlecyberbullied
pastcyberbullied

Origin of cyberbully

From cyber- + bully.

Questions about cyberbully

What does cyberbully mean?
Cyberbully means a bully who operates online, in cyberspace.
What is cyberbully in Tamil?
Cyberbully in Tamil is இணையக் கேடுநர். See Cyberbully meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cyberbully?
Cyberbully can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cyberbully?
The plural of cyberbully is cyberbullies.

Words near cyberbully in the dictionary

  1. cyberbridges
  2. cyberbuddies
  3. cyberbuddy
  4. cyberbullied
  5. cyberbullies
  6. cyberbully
  7. cyberbullying
  8. cyberbusiness
  9. cyberbusinesses
  10. cybercafe
  11. cybercafes

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: cyberbully (page history and authors); cyberbully (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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