blackmail
The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposureThe extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
» She is blackmailing him.
Sie erpresst ihn.
Она его шантажирует.
Вона його шантажує.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.
Erpressung
шанта́жšantáž, вымога́тельствоvymogátelʹstvo, рэ́кетrɛ́ket
шанта́жšantáž, вимага́нняvymahánnja
extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
(broadly, uncountable)Compromising material that can be used to extort someone.
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.
(England, historical, uncountable)Black rent; rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.
(archaic, 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.
Examples
95 sentencesShe is blackmailing him.
Вона його шантажує. — deniko
ruОна его шантажирует. — marafon
deSie erpresst ihn. — al_ex_an_der
Mary is blackmailing Tom.
Мері шантажує Тома. — deniko
ruМэри шантажирует Тома. — odexed
deMary erpresst Tom. — Zaghawa
I won't be blackmailed.
Я не дозволю себе шантажувати. — deniko
ruЯ не позволю меня шантажировать. — odexed
deIch werde mich nicht erpressen lassen! — brauchinet
Tom is blackmailing Mary.
Том шантажує Мері. — deniko
ruТом шантажирует Мэри. — marafon
She was blackmailed by him.
Він її шантажував. — deniko
ruОн её шантажировал. — marafon
deSie wurde von ihm erpresst. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From black + mail (“a piece of money”). Compare Middle English blak rente (“a type of blacFrom black + mail (“a piece of money”). Compare Middle English blak rente (“a type of blackmail levied by Irish chieftains”).
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