English Explanatory Dictionary

textual harassment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sexual harassment in writing.
  2. Aggressive, distorting literary or textual criticism.
  3. Sexual harassment by means of explicit text messages.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

textual harassment

Etymology

Blend of textual + sexual harassment. The term textual harassment is from Mary Jacobus, 'Is There a Woman in This Text?' New Literary History 14 (Fall 1982): 117-41."

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