- Types Of Speech
- You can use extortion as a noun in a sentence.
- About Extortion
- A 3 syllables noun and 9 letters with the letters e, i, n, o, r, t, and x, 5 consonants, 4 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letter r. Extortion starts with a vowel and ends in a consonant with the starting letters e, ex, ext, exto, extor, and the ending characters are n, on, ion, tion, rtion, ..
- Definition
- The felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
- Origin/Roots
- Late Latin
- Compound Words
- A compound word, extortion has more than one word within it. There's 2 words which are extort, and ion.
- School Grade
- Extortion is set as a sat word that starts with e, ends with n, 3 syllables, 4 vowels and 9 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Extortion in Pig Latin is said as "extortionay or extortionway".
- Unigram
- e | x | t | o | r | t | i | o | n
- Bigram
- ex | xt | to | or | rt | ti | io | on
- Trigram
- ext | xto | tor | ort | rti | tio | ion
- Quadrigram
- exto | xtor | tort | orti | rtio | tion
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
- unjust exaction (as by the misuse of authority);
"the extortion by dishonest officials of fees for performing their sworn duty" - an exorbitant charge
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Admonition | cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger) |
| Armed Robbery | |
| Asportation | |
| Badger Game | |
| Banditry | the practice of plundering in gangs |
| Bank Robbery | |
| Bespeak | express the need or desire for ask for "She requested an extra bed in her room" "She called for room service" |
| Blackmail | extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information |
| Bloodsucking | drawing blood from the body of another "a plague of bloodsucking insects" |
| Burdensome | not easily borne wearing "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return" "my duties weren''t onerous I only had to greet the guests" "a taxing schedule" |
View all cognitive synonyms for Extortion
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Extortion | the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) |
View English words with the unique letters used in extortion. Words With The Letters Einortx
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Extort | get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner |
| Gouge | the act of gouging |
| Rack | a rapid gait of a horse in which each foot strikes the ground separately |
| Squeeze | the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze" |
| Wring | a twisting squeeze "gave the wet cloth a wring" |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Felony | a serious crime (such as murder or arson) |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blackmail | extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information |
| Protection | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" |
| Shakedown | extortion of money (as by blackmail) |
| Tribute | payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence; "every store in the neighborhood had to pay him protection" |
Extortion Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With E
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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