blackmail

Erpressung

Das Fordern von Geld oder Gefälligkeiten durch die Drohung, schädliche private Informationen über jemanden preiszugeben.

In einfachem Englisch: Demanding money or favours by threatening to reveal private information that could harm someone.

• She reported the blackmail to the police.
• He demanded money through blackmail.
• The private photos became part of a blackmail attempt.

Synonyme: extortion

Häufige Wendungen: victim of blackmail, blackmail attempt, blackmail demand, blackmail threat

erpressen

Jemanden durch die Drohung, seine Geheimnisse zu verraten, zu Geldzahlungen oder Gefälligkeiten zwingen.

In einfachem Englisch: To make someone give you money or favors by threatening to tell others their secrets.

• Someone tried to blackmail me.
• He blackmailed his boss with private photos.
• They threatened to blackmail her unless she gave them money.

So benutzt man es: blackmail someone into doing something (They tried to blackmail her into paying them.)

Häufige Wendungen: blackmail someone, blackmail someone for money