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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEstorsione
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es.tor.zi.o.ne
"È stato vittima di un'estorsione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The practice of obtaining something, especially money, through threats or coercion.
"The criminal was arrested for attempting to engage in chantages against local businesses." - 2
A situation in which someone is forced to act against their will due to threats.
"She found herself in a chantages situation when her secrets were threatened to be exposed."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'chantage' originates from the French word 'chant', meaning 'song', combined with the suffix '-age', which denotes a process or result. It evolved in the 19th century to refer to the act of extorting money through threats, particularly in the context of revealing damaging information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chantage" is said worldwide
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Chantage
Transliteration: ʃɑ̃.taʒ
"Il a été victime de chantages pendant des mois."
Erpressung
Transliteration: ɛʁˈpʁɛsʊŋ
"Er wurde Opfer einer Erpressung."
Estorsione
Transliteration: es.tor.zi.o.ne
"È stato vittima di un'estorsione."
Extorsión
Transliteration: eks.tor.sjon
"Fue víctima de una extorsión."
Extorsão
Transliteration: eks.tɔʁ.sɐ̃w
"Ele foi vítima de uma extorsão."
जबरदस्ती
Transliteration: jabardasti
"वह जबरदस्ती का शिकार हुआ।"
敲诈
Transliteration: qiāo zhà
"他成为了敲诈的受害者。"
갈취
Transliteration: galchwi
"그는 갈취의 피해자가 되었다."
恐喝
Transliteration: kyōkatsu
"彼は恐喝の被害者になった。"
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