cyberstalking

American  

[sahy-ber-staw-king] / ˈsaɪ bərˌstɔ kɪŋ /

Or cyber stalking

noun

1. the practice of using digital forms of communication to harass a person in an aggressive, often threatening manner.

   He was arrested for cyberstalking through social media and email.

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cyberstalking British  

/ ˈsaɪbəˌstɔːkɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of using electronic communications to harass someone persistently

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Other Word Forms

• cyberstalk verb (used with or without object)
• cyberstalker noun

Etymology

Origin of cyberstalking

First recorded in 1990–95; cyber- ( def. ) + stalk ² ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )