blackmail

/blˈækme‍ɪl/

/ˈbɫækˌmeɪɫ/

Blackmail

the crime of demanding money or benefits from someone by threatening to reveal secret or sensitive information about them

to blackmail

MAIN VERB

to demand funds or another benefit from someone in exchange for not damaging their reputation

exert pressure on someone through threats

synonyms : blackjack

Examples

1. He may have decided to feather his nest by blackmail.

2. Number three, emotionally blackmail people.

3. The biggest source of income for Libyan criminal gangs is blackmail.

4. One of those talents is blackmail.