Blackmail - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈblækmeɪl|
Brit.
|ˈblækmeɪl|
noun
- extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
verb
Extra examples
She was a victim of blackmail.
The servant extorted blackmail from her employer.
She had already tried emotional blackmail (=tried to make him feel guilty) to stop him leaving.
He was jailed for four years for blackmailing gay businessmen.
I refuse to be blackmailed into making a quick decision.
He's been in a lot of trouble - drugs, guns, blackmail - the list is endless.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: blackmail
he/she/it: blackmails
present participle: blackmailing
past tense: blackmailed
past participle: blackmailed
I/you/we/they: blackmail
he/she/it: blackmails
present participle: blackmailing
past tense: blackmailed
past participle: blackmailed
noun
singular: blackmailer
plural: blackmailers
singular: blackmailer
plural: blackmailers
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