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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieschantage
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʃɑ̃taʒ
"Il a été accusé de chantage."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of demanding payment or another benefit from someone by threatening to reveal compromising information about them.
"The journalist was accused of blackmailing a politician with sensitive information."
- 1
To coerce someone into doing something by threatening to reveal damaging information.
"He was blackmailing her into silence about the scandal."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'black' combined with 'mail', where 'mail' originates from Old Norse 'mál' meaning 'agreement' or 'rent'. Historically in 16th-century Scottish borders, it referred to payment made in goods or silver ('black mail') to Scottish chieftains for protection against raids, as opposed to 'white mail' paid in silver coin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Blackmail" is said worldwide
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chantage
Transliteration: ʃɑ̃taʒ
"Il a été accusé de chantage."
Erpressung
Transliteration: ɛʁˈpʁɛsʊŋ
"Er wurde wegen Erpressung verhaftet."
estorsione
Transliteration: es.tor.si.one
"È stato accusato di estorsione."
chantaje
Transliteration: tʃanˈtaxe
"Fue acusado de chantaje."
chantagem
Transliteration: ʃɐ̃ˈtaʒẽ
"Ele foi acusado de chantagem."
ब्लैकमेल
Transliteration: blækmeɪl
"उसे ब्लैकमेल करने का आरोप लगाया गया।"
勒索
Transliteration: lè suǒ
"他被指控勒索。"
협박
Transliteration: hyeobbag
"그는 협박으로 기소되었다."
脅迫
Transliteration: kyōhaku
"彼は脅迫で告発された。"
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