hijacking

Speech parts

1. hijacking - Noun

2. hijacking - Verb

Meaning

robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

highjacking appropriate seize theft seizure copying stealing pirate robbery piracy abduction kidnapping seizing diversion appropriation
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Antonyms

return release pennyworth releasing reward honesty
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Hypernyms

robbery

Hyponyms

piracy buccaneering

Phrases with the word

airplane hijacking browser hijacking

Examples

The greatest tragedy in mankind's entire history may be the hijacking of morality by religion. Arthur C. Clarke

The world is beset by many problems, but in my opinion, this hijacking of our brain's reward centers by electronic media is potentially one of the most destructive. Andrew Weil

With Donald Trump as the presumptive presidential nominee, we are witnessing a populist hijacking of one of the United States' great political parties... [R]ooted in ignorance, prejudice, fear and isolationism... This troubles me deeply as a Republican, but it troubles me even more as an American. Henry Paulson

No cause can justify the deliberate taking of innocent human life, and the international community is nearing universal agreement on this truth. The vast majority of nations in this assembly now agree that tactics like suicide bombing, hostage-taking, and hijacking are never legitimate. George W. Bush

Budget and fiscal transparency are necessary tools to prevent the hijacking of the international order by the international military-industrial complex. Alfred de Zayas

How could a guy sitting in a cave in Afghanistan, have... plotted so perfectly the hijacking of four planes and then guaranteed that three of them would end up precisely on their targets? Michael Moore

Close letter words and terms

hijacked hijackee hijacker hijackware hijada hijara