Phrase guide

revenge porn

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Sexually explicit media of a person distributed online without the consent of the pictured individual, typically by a former partner or hacker, either from genuine video or by deepfake, and often with the intent to humiliate the subject and damage their reputation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cybercrime

History

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: порно за отмъщение (porno za otmǎštenie) — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 色情復仇 /色情复仇 (sèqíng fùchóu) — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Danish: hævnporno — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Dutch: wraakporno — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Finnish: kostoporno — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • French: pornovengeance — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • French: revenge porn — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • German: Racheporno — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Greek: εκδικητική πορνογραφία (ekdikitikí pornografía) — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Hebrew: פורנו נקמה (pórno nekamá) — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Italian: pornovendetta — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Japanese: リベンジポルノ (ribenji poruno) — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Japanese: 復讐ポルノ (fukushū poruno) — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Korean: 리벤지 포르노 (ribenji poreuno) — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hevnporno — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hemnporno — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Polish: zemsta pornograficzna — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Portuguese: pornografia de vingança — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Russian: порноме́сть (pornoméstʹ) — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Spanish: pornovenganza — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Spanish: porno vengativo — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Swedish: hämndporr — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Turkish: intikam pornosu — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Vietnamese: khiêu dâm trả thù — explicit media distributed as revenge
  • Welsh: pornograffi dial — explicit media distributed as revenge