blackmail /'blækmeil/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
• (v.) exert pressure on someone through threats
• (v.) obtain through threats

Chinese translation

• n. 勒索
• vt. 勒索

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/'blækmeil/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.44 · Rare

Word forms

blackmailing, blackmailed, blackmails

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