Blackmail

What do we mean by blackmail?

Extortion of money or something else of value from a person by the threat of exposing a criminal act or discreditable information. noun

Something of value, especially money, extorted in this manner. noun

Tribute formerly paid to freebooters along the Scottish border for protection from pillage. noun

To extort money or goods from, by means of intimidation or threats of injury of any kind, as exposure of actual or supposed wrong-doing, etc. See the noun.

A tribute of money, corn, cattle, or the like, anciently paid, in the north of England and in Scotland, to men who were allied with robbers, to secure protection from pillage. noun

Hence Extortion in any mode by means of intimidation, as the extortion of money by threats of accusation or exposure, or of unfavorable criticism in the press. noun

Rent paid in produce, or in baser money, in opposition to rent paid in silver. noun

A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage. noun

Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure. noun

Black rent, or rent paid in corn, flesh, or the lowest coin, a opposed to “white rent”, which paid in silver. noun

To extort money by threats, as of injury to one's reputation. noun

To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.. transitive verb

A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing, anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage. noun

Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also, extortion of money from a person by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure. noun

Black rent, or rent paid in corn, flesh, or the lowest coin, a opposed to white rent, which paid in silver. noun

To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.; as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an alleged fraud. verb

Extortion of money by threats to divulge discrediting information noun

Exert pressure on someone through threats verb

Obtain through threats verb

The extortion of money by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.

A form of protection money (or corn, cattle, etc.) anciently paid, in the north of England and south of Scotland, to the allies of robbers in order to be spared from pillage.

Black rent, or rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to white rent, which was paid in silver.

Compromising material that can be used to extort someone, dirt.

Blackmail refers to a situation that arises when a person threatens another person with some form of punishment if they do not offer some form of concessions. Blackmail is usually the result of one person somehow obtaining embarassing information about another and threatening to disclose it unless some form of payment (money or favors) is offered. The term originates from the words "black" and "mail", which referred to the dark or threatening nature of the letters (mail) that were received detailing the threat. Although blackmail usually entails paying a price to obtain another person's silence about an embarassing situation, it need not involve an actual event before it can be conducted. The threat of embarassing someone for a contrived event can be enough to conduct blackmail effectively, provided the threat is believable. Urban Dictionary

Noun: a horrible or funny embarrassing picture of a friend or someone that you know that you are able to use against them verb: (to) blackmail; to take an embarrassing picture or to use an embarrassing picture against somebody. Urban Dictionary

Mail for black people. Urban Dictionary

To force (someone) to do something by using threats or manipulating their feelings. Urban Dictionary

Something that my friend entitled Juice Shoe calls threatening to tell my crush I like him if I refuse to do her bidding. Urban Dictionary

To beat someone in any sort of athletic event Urban Dictionary

When the people in your life use fear, obligation, and guilt to manipulate you. It is a very powerful form of manipulation in which the person directly or indirectly threatens to punish you if you don't compile with how they want you to behave. Some examples of things Emotional Blackmailers say are: "If you really loved me..." "After all I've done for you..." "How can you be so selfish..." Urban Dictionary

Using a Friends recent news to peer into their social life. Then using such information against them Urban Dictionary

A form of blackmail that usually doesn't affect you directly, however makes you feel guilty if you do not do what the blackmailer wants. Emotional blackmail often happens when someone refuses to be the blackmailer's boyfriend/girlfriend. Urban Dictionary

The fear that upon a break-up/divorce the other party will use your sexual fantasies and/or tendencies and divulge them openly to other people or during the course of the divorce process so all things said are maintained in public record. This natural fear of being sexually blackmailed will ultimately keep you from leaving your significant other and you will continue to live your life as a shell of who you are. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to blackmail:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word blackmail:
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Words that rhyme with blackmail:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe blackmail:
nuclear, emotional, political, moral, economic, little, sexual, soviet, atomic, international, diplomatic, pure, military, terrorist, sheer, possible, subtle, financial, spiritual, psychological, heavy, polite, arab, mutual, simple, future, legal, legislative, outright, petty, potential, environmental, plain, corporate, chinese, blatant, gentle, successful, communist, crude, exact, russian, virtual, sentimental, imperialist, implicit, genteel, perpetual, undisguised, systematic, barefaced, journalistic, cheap, mild, downright, criminal, monthly, ignominious, electoral, ballistic, implied, continual, overt, municipal, endless, judicious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective blackmail:
money, material, victim, potential, thing, scheme, threats, case, picketing, treaty, power, humanity, attempt, letters, stuff, threat, information, victims, cases, diplomacy, stories, ring, tactics, legislation, payment, library, leverage, business, letter, extortion, note, evidence, policy, nothing, officials, countries, purposes, journalism, payments, competition, parties, operation, contrary.

Consonant match to blackmail:
black mail.

Words that sound like blackmail:
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