This document defines several common types of cyberbullying such as flaming, harassment, cyberstalking, denigration, exclusion, trolling, impersonation, outing, and trickery. Flaming involves online fights using angry language while harassment consists of repeatedly sending offensive messages. Cyberstalking includes threats of harm or intimidating messages and behaviors that make the target fear for their safety.

1. Cyberbullying
Terms & Definitions
Source: http://www.adl.org/education/curriculum_connections/cyberbullying/Glossary%20of%20Cyberbullying%20Terms.pdf

2. Flaming
Online fights using electronic messages
with angry and vulgar language.

3. Harassment
Repeatedly sending offensive, rude and
insulting messages.

4. Cyberstalking
Repeatedly sending message that
include threats of harm or are highly
intimidating; engaging in other online
activities that make a person afraid for
his or her safety.

5. Denigration
“Dissing” someone online. Sending or
posting cruel gossip or rumors about a
person to damage his or her reputation
or friendships.

6. Exclusion
Intentionally excluding someone from an
online group, like a “buddy list” or a
game.

7. Trolling
Intentionally posting provocative
messages about sensitive subjects to
create conflict, upset people, and bait
them into “flaming” or fighting.

8. Impersonation
Breaking into someone’s account,
posing as that person and sending
messages to make the person look bad,
get that person in trouble or danger, or
damage that person's reputation or
friendships.

9. Outing or Trickery
Sharing someone’s secrets or
embarrassing information online.
Tricking someone into revealing secrets
or embarrassing information, which is
then shared online.

10. Outing or Trickery
Sharing someone’s secrets or
embarrassing information online.
Tricking someone into revealing secrets
or embarrassing information, which is
then shared online.