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kidnapping

kid·nap
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kid-nap]
    • /ˈkɪd næp/
    • /ˈkɪd.næp.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kid-nap]
    • /ˈkɪd næp/

Definitions of kidnapping word

  • verb with object kidnapping to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom. 1
  • noun kidnapping Present participle of kidnap. 1
  • noun kidnapping abduction of person 1
  • noun kidnapping holding sb to ransom 1

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Origin of kidnapping

First appearance:

before 1675
One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; kid1 + nap, variant of nab

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Kidnapping

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

kidnapping popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

kidnapping usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for kidnapping

noun kidnapping

  • seizure — the act or an instance of seizing.
  • abduction — the act of taking someone away by force or cunning; kidnapping
  • snatching — to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
  • capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.

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