sextortion
/sɛkˈstɔɹʃən/
sextortion noun: a form of sexual extortion; the extortion of a person through the use of the history of their sexual conduct (such as saved sexting messages).
Noun
sextortion (uncountable)
- A form of sexual extortion; the extortion of a person through the use of the history of their sexual conduct (such as saved sexting messages).
- Facebook had to assess nearly 54,000 potential cases of revenge pornography and “sextortion” on the site in a single month, according to a leaked document.2017 May 22, Nick Hopkins, Olivia Solon, “Facebook flooded with ‘sextortion’ and ‘revenge porn’, files reveal”, in The Guardian
sextortion meaning in Bengali
sextortion in Bengali
- যৌন জবরদস্তির একটি রূপ
Origin of sextortion
Blend of sex + extortion.
Questions about sextortion
- What does sextortion mean?
- Sextortion means a form of sexual extortion; the extortion of a person through the use of the history of their sexual conduct (such as saved sexting messages).
- What is sextortion in Bengali?
- Sextortion in Bengali is যৌন জবরদস্তির একটি রূপ. See Sextortion meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is sextortion?
- Sextortion is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sextortion?
- Sextortion is pronounced /sɛkˈstɔɹʃən/.
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