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cyberrape

cyberrape noun: rape in cyberspace or on the Internet.

Noun

cyberrape (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Rape in cyberspace or on the Internet.
    • […] as the Baker case shows, saying that no physical attacks actually occur and that the cyberrape or cyberharassment is just "words" would not ease the feeling of violation.1997, Ching-Yi Liu, The Regulation of Cyberspace

Origin of cyberrape

From cyber- + rape.

Questions about cyberrape

What does cyberrape mean?
Cyberrape means rape in cyberspace or on the Internet.
What part of speech is cyberrape?
Cyberrape is a noun.

Words near cyberrape in the dictionary

  1. cyberpunky
  2. cyberpunter
  3. cyberpunters
  4. cyberqueer
  5. cyberracism
  6. cyberrape
  7. cyberreal
  8. cyberrealities
  9. cyberreality
  10. cyberrelationship
  11. cyberrelationships

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