Blackmailing

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

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Definition of Blackmailing

verb

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."
(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.

noun

The act of one who blackmails.

Anagrams of Blackmailing

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