Blackmail Definition & Meaning
blackmail
- noun
- extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information
- verb
- exert pressure on someone through threats
- obtain through threats
"Blackmail" in song lyrics
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"Is he framed or its blackmail?"
Hell Razah & St. Peter — Gunz, Oil & Drugz -
"laws against blackmail"
AOL — AOL -
"emotional blackmail"
AOL — AOL
Words that rhyme with blackmail
Usage tips for "blackmail"
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- What does blackmail mean?
- extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information exert pressure on someone through threats obtain through threats
- What part of speech is blackmail?
- Blackmail is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does blackmail have?
- Blackmail has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).