blackmail
To demand money, favors, or specific actions from someone by threatening to reveal embarrassing or damaging information about them. It involves using a person's secrets or weaknesses as a way to coerce them into compliance.
उदाहरण
3 / 5He tried to blackmail his sister into doing his chores by threatening to tell their parents she stayed out late.
He attempted to force his sister to do his work by using a secret against her.
The defendant was accused of attempting to blackmail a high-ranking government official for political gain.
The person on trial was charged with trying to coerce a politician using damaging information.
You can't blackmail me with that old photo; everyone already knows about it!
You cannot use that photo to threaten me because it is no longer a secret.
शब्द परिवार
याद रखने का तरीका
Think of a 'black' (secret or dark) 'mail' (letter). It's a dark letter sent to scare someone into giving you what you want.
त्वरित क्विज़
The criminal tried to ________ the actor by threatening to leak his private messages to the press.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: blackmail
उदाहरण
He tried to blackmail his sister into doing his chores by threatening to tell their parents she stayed out late.
everydayHe attempted to force his sister to do his work by using a secret against her.
The defendant was accused of attempting to blackmail a high-ranking government official for political gain.
formalThe person on trial was charged with trying to coerce a politician using damaging information.
You can't blackmail me with that old photo; everyone already knows about it!
informalYou cannot use that photo to threaten me because it is no longer a secret.
Legal scholars argue that blackmail is a unique crime because it often involves the threat of doing something otherwise legal, like telling the truth.
academicAcademic experts discuss why blackmail is complex, as it involves threatening to reveal facts.
The company refused to be blackmailed by the hackers who had stolen their customer database.
businessThe business would not give in to the demands of the criminals who stole their data.
शब्द परिवार
सामान्य शब्द संयोजन
सामान्य वाक्यांश
moral blackmail
forcing someone to do something by making them feel guilty
cyber blackmail
using digital data or photos to extort someone
levy blackmail
to demand a payment through threats
अक्सर इससे भ्रम होता है
Extortion is a broader term often involving physical force or official authority; blackmail specifically uses the threat of revealing secrets.
Bribery involves offering a benefit to influence someone, whereas blackmail involves a threat to cause harm.
इस्तेमाल की जानकारी
The word functions as both a verb and a noun. While it is a serious legal charge, it is also used colloquially to describe interpersonal manipulation, such as 'emotional blackmail'.
सामान्य गलतियाँ
Learners often forget the preposition 'into' when used with a verb (e.g., 'blackmail him into signing' is correct, not 'blackmail him to sign').
याद रखने का तरीका
Think of a 'black' (secret or dark) 'mail' (letter). It's a dark letter sent to scare someone into giving you what you want.
शब्द की उत्पत्ति
Derived from the 16th-century Scottish word 'mail' (rent/tax), where 'black' referred to payment made in labor or goods rather than 'white' money (silver).
व्याकरण पैटर्न
सांस्कृतिक संदर्भ
Blackmail is a classic plot device in English literature and detective noir, often used to create tension in mystery novels.
त्वरित क्विज़
The criminal tried to ________ the actor by threatening to leak his private messages to the press.
सही!
सही उत्तर है: blackmail
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