hijacking
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hijacking
- /ˈhaɪˌdʒæ.kɪŋ/
Where it comes from
From hijack + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of hijack
noun hijackings
- The act of one who hijacks (in any sense).
- The instance of such an act; the seizure of a vehicle. The audacious hijacking in Paris of a van carrying the baggage of a Saudi prince to his private jet is obviously an embarrassment to the French capital, whose ultra-high-end boutiques have suffered a spate of heists in recent months.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: highjacking, abducted, kidnapped, kidnapping, abduction, kidnap, robbery, theft, seizure, snatching, snatch, embezzlement, circumvention, misappropriation, diversion, appropriation
Translations
Every language
noun act of one who hijacks
| Español | atraco, secuestración, secuestro, arrebatón, arrebatamiento |
|---|---|
| Русский | уго́н ugón |
| العربية | اِخْتِطَاف iḵtiṭāf |
Talk about this word "hijacking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hijacking. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hijacking. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hijacking "hijacking." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hijacking.Cite this
@misc{hijacking_2026,
title = {hijacking},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hijacking},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
