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blackmail

/ˈblækˌmeɪl/noun, verb2 syllables

Blackmail means: exert pressure on someone through threats.

Synonyms for blackmail2

verb, as in exert pressure on someone through threats

blackjack, pressure

What does blackmail mean?3

verb

1

exert pressure on someone through threats

2

obtain through threats

noun

1

extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Blackmail in a sentence

  • Narcissistic individuals engage in manipulative tactics, such as guilt-tripping or emotional blackmail.Amastan
  • The king is vulnerable to blackmail, so he's weak.rul
  • Abusive people often use emotional blackmail to get what they want.shekitten
  • He's accusing you and your brother of blackmail.ajje
  • Yanni used his erratic behavior as a way to blackmail Skura.Amastan
  • Are you trying to blackmail me?CK
  • Is the lady trying to blackmail me?Theocracy
  • Emotional blackmail is an immoral way of getting people to do what you want them to.zumley

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of blackmail

as a verb

past tense
blackmailed
present participle
blackmailing
third-person singular
blackmails
past participle
blackmailed