WatchWord · Ages 8-20 · In use
griefing
Deliberately ruining a game for other players, like destroying their builds, trapping them or blocking teammates, just to upset them.
Someone griefed our Minecraft village and burned the houses.
For parents and educators
Getting griefed once is annoying, not a crisis. If the same kids keep targeting your child, or it follows them into chats or school, it is bullying.
If you’re worried
Help your child block, mute and report the players in the game. If it continues across platforms or at school, talk to the school. Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868 or text 686868.
Where it came from
Online games from the early 2000s. Minecraft and Roblox kids know it well.
Also heard as
griefer, grief, griefed