tech abuse

== English == === Alternative forms === high tech abuse technological abuse technology abuse === Noun === tech abuse (uncountable) The use of information technology, including social media and Internet-connected devices installed in homes, to perpetrate sexual or domestic violence, abuse or bullying. 2016, Shalailah Medhora, “Tech abuse ‘rampant’ and has ‘devastating’ impacts on victims,” ABC.net.au, 31 October, 2016,[1] […] most tech abuse occurs alongside other forms of domestic violence, as an additional method of control. 2018, Emma-Marie Smith, “Tech Abuse: The Abuse of Technology in Domestic Violence,” HealthyPlace.com, 24 July, 2018,[2] Tech abuse makes victims feel as though their perpetrators are omnipresent in their lives and that there’s no escape—even after a relationship has ended. ==== Hyponyms ==== cyberbullying cyberstalking