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extortion

/ɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)n/

US pronunciation
American sound/ɪkˈstɔːʃ(ə)n/
ɪkˈstɔːʃən
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Aw vowel
Ending
Final -tion sounds like shun

ɪk - ˈstɔːʃən -> extortion

Myanmar meaning

(n) ခြောက်လှန့်တောင်း ယူမှု

Full entry

extort /Çk'stↄ:t/ v ~ sth (from sb)

ခြိမ်းခြောက်၍ ငွေညှစ်သည်။
extort money/bribes from sb.
extortion /Çk'stↄ:ʃn/ n [U]: obtain money by extortion.

More examples
  • Gangsters have been extorting money from local businessmen.
Synonyms
extract, obtain under duress, wrest, wring, force from, shake down, obtain by threat, force, bleed, bully, cheat; blackmail, clip, coerce, demand, educe, elicit, evince, exact, fleece, get, gouge, hold up, ice, make pay through nose, milk, obtain, pinch, pull one's leg, put screws to, put the arm on, screw, secure, skin, soak, squeeze, stick, sting, wrench
Antonyms
forfeit, give, let go, loosen, lose, offer, surrender, unfasten, yield
Cross references
extractobtain under duresswrestwringforce fromshake downobtain by threatforcebleedbullycheat; blackmailclipcoercedemandeduceelicitevinceexactfleecegetgougehold upicemake pay through nosemilkobtainpinchpull one's leg
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