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- pronunciation:
- blaek
meIl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
payment forced by threats to reveal damaging information; extortion.
The crook made his living from blackmail and swindling.- synonyms:
- extortion, hush money
- similar words:
- bribe, graft, payoff, protection, ransom, sop
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| definition 2: |
the process of forcing such payment or attempting to do so.
- synonyms:
- extortion, shakedown
- similar words:
- coercion, exaction, graft
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
blackmails, blackmailing, blackmailed |
| definition: |
to force or attempt to force (someone) to pay money or perform some action under the threat of having damaging information revealed.
- synonyms:
- extort, squeeze
- similar words:
- bleed, buy, coerce, extract, milk, mulct
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| derivation: |
blackmailer (n.) |
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