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cyberdisinhibition

UK/ˌsaɪbədɪsɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/

cyberdisinhibition noun: disinhibition when using interactive online media due to the anonymity or lack of social feedback inherent in the medium.

Noun

cyberdisinhibition (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Disinhibition when using interactive online media due to the anonymity or lack of social feedback inherent in the medium.
    • The Internet undermines the quality of human interaction, allowing destructive emotional impulses freer rein under specific circumstances. The reason is a neural fluke that results in cyberdisinhibition of brain systems that keep our more unruly urges in check. […¶] Communication via the Internet...2006, John Brockman [ed.], Daniel Goleman [contrib.], “Cyberdisinhibition”, in What Is Your Dangerous Idea?: Today’s Leading Thinkers on the Unthinkable, Simon & Schuster UK Ltd, →ISBN, pages 74–76...

Origin of cyberdisinhibition

From cyber- + disinhibition.

Questions about cyberdisinhibition

What does cyberdisinhibition mean?
Cyberdisinhibition means disinhibition when using interactive online media due to the anonymity or lack of social feedback inherent in the medium.
What part of speech is cyberdisinhibition?
Cyberdisinhibition is a noun.
How do you pronounce cyberdisinhibition?
Cyberdisinhibition is pronounced /ˌsaɪbədɪsɪnhɪˈbɪʃən/ (UK).

Words near cyberdisinhibition in the dictionary

  1. cyberdiary
  2. cyberdildonics
  3. cyberdiscourse
  4. cyberdiscourses
  5. cyberdiscursive
  6. cyberdisinhibition
  7. cyberdissidence
  8. cyberdissident
  9. cyberdissidents
  10. cyberdiversity
  11. cyberdollar

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