kompromat

noun

kom·pro·mat ˈkäm-prə-ˌmat How to pronounce kompromat (audio)

-ˌmät

: compromising information that is used to blackmail or discredit a person or group usually for political purposes

… alleged to have kompromat on elites from two continents and across the political spectrum …

Tim Dickinson

The Russian press and Internet thrive on kompromat, "compromised material," which is usually bought from underpaid government security-force employees or former security agents ….

Maureen Orth

… technology companies may already have more info about your personal life than a Russian kompromat dossier.

Jeremy Horwitz

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Russian kompromát, from komprometírujuščij materiál "compromising material"

First Known Use

1990, in the meaning defined above

单词	kompromat
释义	kompromat noun kom·pro·mat ˈkäm-prə-ˌmat -ˌmät : compromising information that is used to blackmail or discredit a person or group usually for political purposes … alleged to have kompromat on elites from two continents and across the political spectrum … Tim Dickinson The Russian press and Internet thrive on kompromat, "compromised material," which is usually bought from underpaid government security-force employees or former security agents …. Maureen Orth … technology companies may already have more info about your personal life than a Russian kompromat dossier. Jeremy Horwitz Word History Etymology borrowed from Russian kompromát, from komprometírujuščij materiál "compromising material" First Known Use 1990, in the meaning defined above
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