"cyberbully" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cyberbullies [plural]
Etymology: From cyber- + bully. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyber|bully}} cyber- + bully Head templates: {{en-noun}} cyberbully (plural cyberbullies)
  1. A bully who operates online, in cyberspace. Categories (topical): Internet, People
    Sense id: en-cyberbully-en-noun-7ors-Zr6 Disambiguation of Internet: 64 36 Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cyber-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cyber-: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10

Verb

Forms: cyberbullies [present, singular, third-person], cyberbullying [participle, present], cyberbullied [participle, past], cyberbullied [past]
Etymology: From cyber- + bully. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cyber|bully}} cyber- + bully Head templates: {{en-verb}} cyberbully (third-person singular simple present cyberbullies, present participle cyberbullying, simple past and past participle cyberbullied)
  1. (transitive) To bully online. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cyberbully-en-verb-NpAmKFvr

Inflected forms

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