CYBERBULLY VOCAB flashcards

English	Chemistry
Harassment	repeatedly sending offensive, mean, rude, and insulting messages.
Intimidate	to use threats to make a person feel timid or frightened; to use fear to get someone to do (or not to do) something
Torment	to cause severe suffering to the body or mind, to harass
Impersonate	to act like or copy the appearance or speech of another person; imitate or pretend to be someone they are not
Gossip	to spread rumors or talk about the private matters of others
Exclude	to leave out; to keep from being a part of; purposely shutout
Threaten	An expression or declaration of an intention to inflict pain, injury, evil, or punishment.
Cyberbullying	to use online services to post threats, name calling, insults, when someone is tormented, threatened, harassed, humiliated, embarrassed or targeted by another child using the Internet, mobile phone, or other type of digital technology.
Humiliate	To make someone feel sad/embarrassed/stupid; to hurt someone's self-respect or pride; degrade, shame, mortify
Libel	to write or publish a statement/picture that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of the person about whom it is made;
masquerading	- Impersonating another user, usually with the intention of gaining unauthorized access to a system
cyberstalking	Repeated harassment that includes threats of harm or that is highly intimidating and intrusive uponone's personal privacy.
chat room	a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)
flaming	the posting of online messages that are deliberately hostile or insulting and usually intended only to provoke anger
blogs	web logs or online diaries. Plural
criminalize	To make criminal; to declare an act or omission to be criminal or in violoation of a law making it so.
defamation	Injuring a person's name and reputation by making false statements to a third person
anonymous	nameless, without a disclosed identity
depression	sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
denigration	"Dissing" someone online. Sending or posting cruel gossip or rumors about a person to damage his or her reputation or friendships.
slander	spoken defamation
outing	Sharing someone's secrets or embarrassing information or images online.
retaliate	take revenge for a perceived wrong
repercussion	a remote or indirect consequence of some action
rumor	gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
suicide	the act of intentionally taking one's own life
victim	a person who is tricked or swindled
violate	to break as a law or a promise