Definitions

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to cybersex (sexual acts in cyberspace).

Etymologies

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cyber- +‎ sexual

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Examples

  • There's supposed to be another section in here that chronicles some Powerful Hollywood People engaging in cybersexual harassment with a young AOL customer support agent.

    Boing Boing: February 8, 2004 - February 14, 2004 Archives 2004

  • He may have had only virtual sex to date, but the ACE (anonymity, convenience, escape) model of cybersexual addiction - as defined by Dr Kimberly Young, an acclaimed expert on internet addiction - shows that disinhibition, accelerated intimacy, and hypersexual online behaviour are a pretty accurate predictor of real-world transgressions.

    Top stories from Times Online 2009

  • And when a woman feels betrayed it can be incredibly irritating to have to listen to a therapist telling you that your boyfriend's cybersexual encounters are a symptom of underlying problems in your relationship, and that to maximise communication you need to suspend your feelings of betrayal and avoid judgmental language in favour of non-blaming statements such as "I feel neglected when you stay up all night reading porn-filled e-mails from strangers".

    Top stories from Times Online 2009

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