Dictionary

extortion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈstɔːʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ɪkˈstɔɹʃən/ (General-American)
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• /ɛk-/ (General-American)
• /ɛk-/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *torkʷ-éye-ti Proto-Italic *torkʷejō Proto-Italic *torkʷeō Latin torqueō Latin extorqueō Late Latin extortiōbor. Middle English extorcion English extortion From Middle English extorcion, from Anglo-Norman extorcion, extorcioun, extorsioun, from Late Latin extortiō, from extorqueō. By surface analysis, extort + -ion.

Meanings

1. The practice of extorting money or other property by the use of force or threats.
   • Heck, what's a little extortion among friends? 1986 February 17, Bill Watterson, Calvin & Hobbes (comic):

Forms

Deriveds

extortionist · nonextortion · cryptoviral extortion · double extortion · extortioner · sextortion · antiextortion · cyberextortion · extortionous

Relateds

extortionary · extortionate · extortive

Translations (66)

pl wymuszenie (the practice of extorting money or other property) · et väljapressimine (the practice of extorting money or other property) · cmn 勒索 (the practice of extorting money or other property) · mk изнуда (the practice of extorting money or other property) · it estorsione (the practice of extorting money or other property) · nl afpersing (the practice of extorting money or other property) · enm extorcion (the practice of extorting money or other property) · tl pangingikil (the practice of extorting money or other property) · uk вимага́ння (the practice of extorting money or other property) · mk уцена (the practice of extorting money or other property) · be вымага́ньне (the practice of extorting money or other property) · uk зди́рство (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ja 強要 (the practice of extorting money or other property) · hu zsarolás (the practice of extorting money or other property) · cs vydírání (the practice of extorting money or other property) · pt extorsão (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ro extorcare (the practice of extorting money or other property) · eo malhonestaĵo (the practice of extorting money or other property) · sk vydieranie (the practice of extorting money or other property) · sh у̏цена (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ms peras ugut (the practice of extorting money or other property) · tr şantaj (the practice of extorting money or other property) · de Wucher (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ka გამოძალვა (the practice of extorting money or other property) · el χρηματολογία (the practice of extorting money or other property) · de Extorsion (the practice of extorting money or other property) · bg изну́дване (the practice of extorting money or other property) · hu kicsikarás (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ar اِبْتِزَاز (the practice of extorting money or other property) · sh ȕcjena (the practice of extorting money or other property) · fr extorsion (the practice of extorting money or other property) · hu extorzió (the practice of extorting money or other property) · fa-ira اَخَّاذی (the practice of extorting money or other property) · gl extorsión (the practice of extorting money or other property) · sl izsiljevanje (the practice of extorting money or other property) · kk бопсалаушылық (the practice of extorting money or other property) · be вымага́нне (the practice of extorting money or other property) · nb utpressing (the practice of extorting money or other property) · el εκβιασμός (the practice of extorting money or other property) · fi kiristys (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ko 강요 (the practice of extorting money or other property) · sv utpressning (the practice of extorting money or other property) · fi kiskonta (the practice of extorting money or other property) · tl kikil (the practice of extorting money or other property) · sh ȕcena (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ja たかり (the practice of extorting money or other property) · be вымага́льніцтва (the practice of extorting money or other property) · da afpresning (the practice of extorting money or other property) · hy շորթում (the practice of extorting money or other property) · sh и̏знуда (the practice of extorting money or other property) · de Erpressung (the practice of extorting money or other property) · es extorsión (the practice of extorting money or other property) · id pemerasan (the practice of extorting money or other property) · cmn 敲詐 /敲诈 (the practice of extorting money or other property) · tg тамаъҷӯӣ (the practice of extorting money or other property) · eo eldevigo (the practice of extorting money or other property) · fa-ira اَخاذی (the practice of extorting money or other property) · pl zdzierstwo (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ja ゆすり (the practice of extorting money or other property) · la repetundae (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ru вымога́тельство (the practice of extorting money or other property) · sh у̏цјена (the practice of extorting money or other property) · be здзíрства (the practice of extorting money or other property) · sh ȉznuda (the practice of extorting money or other property) · ca extorsió (the practice of extorting money or other property) · tr haraç (the practice of extorting money or other property)