Standard Lemma guide

cybersex

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈsaɪbɚsɛks/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: S AY1 B ER0 S EH2 K S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: compusex, netsex

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: tinysex

2

verb

Meaning 2

To exchange explicit sexual experiences online by means of text or multimedia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To engage in sexual activity, usually masturbation, while communicating online with another person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

sexual arousal involving communication on the internet

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sexual arousal

History

Etymology

From cyber- + sex.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: kybersex — virtual sexual encounter
  • Dutch: cyberseks — virtual sexual encounter
  • Finnish: kyberseksi — virtual sexual encounter
  • Finnish: nettiseksi — virtual sexual encounter
  • Finnish: verkkoseksi — virtual sexual encounter
  • French: cybersexe — virtual sexual encounter
  • German: Cybersex — virtual sexual encounter
  • Japanese: チャH (cha-etchi) — virtual sexual encounter
  • Portuguese: cibersexo — virtual sexual encounter
  • Portuguese: websexo — virtual sexual encounter
  • Spanish: cibersexo — virtual sexual encounter
  • Swedish: cybersex — virtual sexual encounter
  • Turkish: sanal seks — virtual sexual encounter
  • Dutch: cyberseksen — exchange explicit sexual experiences online
  • Finnish: harrastaa kyberseksiä — exchange explicit sexual experiences online
  • Finnish: harrastaa nettiseksiä — exchange explicit sexual experiences online
  • Finnish: harrastaa verkkoseksiä — exchange explicit sexual experiences online
  • Polish: cyberseks — exchange explicit sexual experiences online