It's Cool To Be Kind & When In Doubt Vocabulary

Purposefully mean behavior that is usually repeated. The person being targeted often has a hard time defending themselves.

• Bullying

• Cyberbullying

• Harassment

• Conflict

Bullying that happens online or through using digital devices.

• Bullying

• Cyberbullying

• Harassment

• Conflict

A more general term than bullying that can take many forms – pestering, annoying, intimidating,humiliating, etc. – and can happen online too.

• Bullying

• Cyberbullying

• Harassment

• Conflict

An argument or disagreement that isn’t necessarily repeated.

• Bullying

• Cyberbullying

• Harassment

• Conflict

The person doing the harassing or bullying; though sometimes called the “bully,” bullying prevention experts advise never to label people as such.

• Aggressor

• Target

• Bystander

• Upstander

The person being bullied or victimized.

• Aggressor

• Target

• Bystander

• Upstander

A witness to harassment or bullying who recognizes the situation but chooses not to intervene.

• Aggressor

• Target

• Bystander

• Upstander

A witness to harassment or bullying who supports the target privately or publicly, sometimes including trying to stop and/or report the incident they witnessed.

• Aggressor

• Target

• Bystander

• Upstander

To increase or widen participation or impact.

• Amplify

• Exclusion

• Block

• Mute

A form of harassment or bullying used online and offline; often referred to as “social exclusion”.

• Amplify

• Exclusion

• Block

• Mute