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unit 12
aggressive
(adj) behaving in a violent, angry or threatening way
anonymity
(n) the state of remaining unknown
avatar
(n) an online identity or personality, represented by a picture or icon
blackmail
(n) the act of putting pressure on someone to do something they don't want to
bully
(n) someone who harms or frightens others on purpose (v) to harm or frighten someone
chat room
(n) an area online where people around the world can talk to each other
cyberbullying
(n) online bullying; the act of using social media to harm or upset someone
face-to-face
(adj) involving people who are talking to each other in person
gamer
(n) a person who plays video games
gossip
(n) stories about someone's life that can be unkind or not true (v) to talk about someone's life, often in an unkind way
harassment
(n) aggressive behaviour; the act of putting pressure on someone
malicious
(adj) showing hatred; wanting to hurt someone
manipulative
(adj) controlling of someone else's behaviour in an unkind way
mobile technology
(n) electronic equipment such as mobile phones and hand-held devices
multimedia
(n) the use of a variety of images, audio and video in on-screen communicative media
social networking
(n) talking to people who share your interests using social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
offline
(adj) not connected to the internet
online
(adj) connected to the internet
post
(v) to write or put something online
predator
(n) someone who uses or follows people to harm them or for their own advantage
prime
(v) to prepare someone for something so they know what to do
real-life
(adj) actually happening; not online
self-esteem
(n) confidence in yourself and your abilties
slander
(n) a false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation
stalk
(v) to follow and watch someone illegally
teasing
(n) the act of making fun of someone
text
(v) to send someone a message using a mobile phone
threat
(n) a suggestion that something bad or harmful will happen to someone
threaten
(v) to say you will cause something bad or harmful to happen to someone
truant
(n) a child who misses school without permission
unmoderated
(adj) not watched; unsuitable or containing offensive words or images
victimization
(n) the act of treating someone unfairly or making them suffer
violent
(adj) involving physical force to hurt someone
virtual
(adj) not in the real world; happening online
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