kompromat

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian компрома́т (kompromát), short for компромети́рующий материа́л (komprometírujuščij materiál, “compromising material”). KGB slang from the Stalin era.

Noun

kompromat (uncountable)

1. compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt

   Many observers have commented that, with so many Russian newspapers and TV channels now controlled by oligarchs or powerful organisations, kompromat is now a regular feature in the supposedly independent press.

Translations

dirt, compromising material

• Belarusian: кампрама́т m (kampramát)
• Bulgarian: компрома́т m (kompromát)
• Dutch: kompromat m or f or n
• French: kompromat (fr) m
• German: Kompromat n
• Hungarian: kompromittáló anyag
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• Korean: 콤프로마트 (kompeuromateu)
• Polish: hak (pl) m, haki (pl) m pl, kompromat (pl) m
• Russian: компрома́т (ru) (kompromát)
• Swedish: kompromat
• Ukrainian: компрома́т (uk) m (kompromát)

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian компрома́т (kompromát).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔm.proːˈmɑt/
• Hyphenation: kom‧pro‧mat
• Rhymes: -ɑt

Noun

kompromat c or n (uncountable)

1. kompromat, blackmail material, dirt (chiefly in Russian contexts)

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Swedish

Etymology

From Russian компрома́т (kompromát), cognate with English kompromat. Used at least since 1999.

Noun

kompromat ?

1. kompromat, compromising material

   Den vanligaste metoden är att plocka fram eller fabricera kompromat. Det är för att kunna spela det här spelet riktigt effektivt som tillgången till medierna är så viktig.

   The most common method is to collect or fabricate kompromat. It is in order to play this game at full strength that access to media is so important.