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Meaning of Blackmail | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent

ˈblækˌmeɪl

Definitions

The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
uncountable
Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.
broadly, uncountable
A type of roleplay where the submissive shares information that may be exploited by the dominant.
broadly, uncountable
A form of protection money (or corn, cattle, etc.) anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to the allies of robbers in order to be spared from pillage.
archaic, uncountable
Black rent; rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.
England, historical, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية ابتزاز الابتزاز

Беларуская вымагаць

Български изнудвам изнудване изнудя шантажирам

Bosanski ucena ucjena уцена уцјена

Català xantatge

Čeština vyděračský vydírání vydírat

Cymraeg blacmel blacmelio bygythbris

Dansk afpresning

Deutsch erpressen Erpressung

Ελληνικά εκβιάζω εκβιασμός

Esperanto ĉantaĝi ĉantaĝo

Español chantaje chantajear extorsión

Eesti šantaaž väljapressimine

فارسی تهدید

Suomi kiristää kiristys

Français chantage faire chanter faire du chantage

Gàidhlig màl dubh

Galego chantaxe

עברית סחט

हिन्दी धौंस भयादोहन

Hrvatski ucena ucjena уцена уцјена

Magyar zsarol zsarolás

Հայերեն շանտաժ շորթում

Bahasa Indonesia pemerasan

Italiano ricattare ricatto

日本語きょうかつせびる強要する強請恐喝脅迫状

ქართული შანტაჟი

Қазақша бопса

ខ្មែរ បស័យ្ហគ្រាស

한국어 강청 공갈 공갈하다 협박

Kurdî şantaj

Lëtzebuergesch Chantage erpressen

Lietuvių šantažas

Latviešu šantāža

Македонски уцена уцени уценува

Malti rikatt

Nederlands chantage chanteren

Polski szantaż szantażować wymuszenie

Português chantagear chantagem extorquir extorsão

Română șantaj

Русский вымогательство вымогать рэкет шантаж шантажирова́ть

Slovenčina vydieranie

Shqip shantazh

Српски ucena ucjena уцена уцјена

Svenska utpressa utpressning

Тоҷикӣ таҳдид

ไทย การรีดเอาทรัพย์ รีดเอาทรัพย์ แบล็กเมล์

Türkmençe şantaž

Türkçe şantaj

Українська вимага́ння вимага́ти шантаж шантажува́ти

Tiếng Việt tống tiền

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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