Home › Words › C › cyberviolencecyberviolencecyberviolence means violence, or its equivalent, carried out in cyberspace or on the Internet.EtymologyFrom cyber- + violence.nounViolence, or its equivalent, carried out in cyberspace or on the Internet.e.g.“At one end of the spectrum of cyberviolence lies hate speech, which tends to impact upon specific social, political or religious groups.” — 2001, David Wall, Crime and the Internet:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cyberrape 73% match — Rape in cyberspace or on the Internet. vs cyberviolence →cyberharassment 71% match — Harassment that takes place online, in cyberspace. vs cyberviolence →cybervandalism 71% match — Vandalism carried out by means of computer technology, such as the defacement of a website. vs cyberviolence →cyberaggression 69% match — aggression in interpersonal interactions taking place on the Internet or in cyberspace vs cyberviolence →cyberoffense 68% match — A criminal offense committed by means of the Internet or in cyberspace. vs cyberviolence →cybervigilantism 67% match — vigilantism that occurs on the internet vs cyberviolence →cybervictimisation 66% match — victimisation via the Internet vs cyberviolence →cybercensorship 66% match — Censorship on the Internet or in cyberspace. vs cyberviolence →