blackmail
/ˈblakmeɪl/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈblakmeɪl/
blackmail
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- 2 syllables
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- Short i vowel
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blac - kmail -> blackmail
Myanmar meaning
(v) ငွေညစ်သည်။ (n) ငွေညစ်ခြင်း။
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၁။ ခြိမ်းခြောက်ငွေညှစ်သည့် လုပ်ရပ်။
be found guilty of blackmail.
၂။ ခြိမ်းခြောက် အကျပ်ကိုင် ခြင်း။
‘Increase productivity or lose your jobs. ’ ‘That's blackmail!’ ❍ moral/emotional blackmail.
v ~ sb (into doing sth)
ခြိမ်းခြောက် အကျပ်ကိုင်သည်။ He was blackmailed by an enemy agent (into passing on state secrets). ❍ The strikers refused to be blackmailed into returning to work.
❏ blackmailer n ယင်းအမှုကျူးလွန်သူ။
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Synonyms
badger, bleed, bribe, bribery, coerce, coercion, compel, corruption, demand, exact, exaction, extort, extortion, extract, extraction, force, hold to ransom, hush money, intimidation, milk, milking, payoff, protection, put the shake on, ransom, shake, shake down, slush fund, squeeze, threat, threaten, tribute
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