verb🔗ShareErpressenTo extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc."He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud."Er erpresste eine Geschäftsfrau, indem er drohte, einen angeblichen Betrug aufzudecken.lawpolicemoralbusinesscommunicationsocietyactionguiltvalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVerleumden, anschwärzen(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.""After the argument, Amina blackmailed her sister by telling everyone she knew her secret." "Nach dem Streit verleumdete Amina ihre Schwester, indem sie allen erzählte, dass sie ihr Geheimnis kannte.communicationlanguagewordsocietyculturemoralattitudeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
