Extort — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

obtain through intimidation

obtain by coercion or intimidation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkstˈɔːɹt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkstˈɔːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkstˈɔːt/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛkstˈɔːɹt/.

Examples

They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss
They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gouge rack wring squeeze wring from

Parts of Speech

verb	obtain through intimidation
verb	obtain by coercion or intimidation “They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss”
verb	get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

Word Forms

extortion	noun	unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority)
squeeze	noun	an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
gouger	noun	a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erpressen

durch Einschüchterung erlangen

🇫🇷French

extorquer

obtenir par l'intimidation

🇪🇸Spanish

extorsionar

obtener mediante intimidación

🇮🇹Italian

estorcere

ottenere tramite intimidazione

🇳🇱Dutch

afpersen

verkrijgen door intimidatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

extorquir

obter através da intimidação

🇷🇺Russian

вымогать

получить путем запугивания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धमकी देकर मांगना

डरा-धमकाकर प्राप्त करें

🇧🇩Bengali

চাঁদাবাজি

ভয় দেখানোর মাধ্যমে পাওয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

மிரட்டி பணம் பறித்தல்

மிரட்டல் மூலம் கிடைக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

దోపిడీ

బెదిరింపు ద్వారా పొందండి

🇮🇳Marathi

जबरदस्ती करणे

धमकावण्याद्वारे मिळवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરરીતિ

ધાકધમકી દ્વારા મેળવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಲಿಗೆ

ಬೆದರಿಕೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಪಡೆಯಿರಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തട്ടിയെടുക്കുക

ഭീഷണിയിലൂടെ നേടുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਸੂਲੀ

ਧਮਕਾਉਣ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھتہ لینا

دھمکی کے ذریعے حاصل کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

勒索

通过恐吓手段获得

🇯🇵Japanese

強奪する

脅迫によって得る

🇰🇷Korean

강탈하다

협박으로 얻다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tống tiền

đạt được thông qua sự đe dọa

🇹🇭Thai

กรรโชก

ได้รับผ่านการข่มขู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

memeras

diperoleh melalui intimidasi

🇵🇭Filipino

mangikil

makuha sa pamamagitan ng pananakot

🇲🇾Malay

memeras ugut

diperoleh melalui ugutan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ابتزاز

الحصول عليها عن طريق الترهيب

🇮🇷Persian

اخاذی

از طریق ارعاب بدست آورید

🇹🇷Turkish

gasp etmek

korkutarak elde etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִסְחוֹט

להשיג באמצעות הפחדה

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The primary meaning of 'extort' is 'obtain through intimidation'.

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