Vocabulary
Extortion
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the practice of obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
Urdu meaning
بھتہ خوری، استحصال، زبردستی لے لینا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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To cover operational costs, VNSAs generate money by exploiting natural resources, leading to environmental degradation, drug trafficking and extortion.Terrorism has resurged in areas bordering Afghanistan.
Dawn Editorials —
Future of VNSAs
— 2026-03-17
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Before the 2015 operation, as per figures released by the Rangers, there were over 1,500 reported cases of extortion in Karachi in 2013.
Dawn Editorials —
Resurgent extortion
— 2025-12-23
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Chattha records perilous journeys by land, sea, and air, often involvingbribery, extortion, or death.
Dawn Editorials —
Recovering history
— 2025-12-22
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No wonder there has been so much chaos at the country`s major airports.It is also no wonder that the implementation of this very arbitrary vetting process seems to have opened new avenues for extortion.
Dawn Editorials —
Offloaded travellers
— 2025-12-19
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Resistance means consequences, including violence and extortion from hapless families.
Dawn Editorials —
Con jobs
— 2025-12-07
Synonyms
demanding money with menaces, exaction, extraction, blackmail, shakedown
Antonyms
inactivity, insecurity, disapproval, nonpayment
Curator example
“he used bribery and extortion to build himself a huge, art-stuffed mansion”
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