Blackmail

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:24 pts9 letters

Definition of Blackmail

Verb

  1. To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily harm, such as injury to reputation, distress of mind, false accusation, etc.

    "He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud."

  2. To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.

Anagrams of Blackmail

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