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The correct spelling is blackmailing.
How to pronounce blackmailing
verb
Say it like: Bla-kma-yli-ng
The correct spelling is blackmailing. 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. For example: "He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud."
Usage Examples
“He blackmailed a businesswoman by threatening to expose an alleged fraud.”
Meanings
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.
- 2.(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.
noun
- 1.The act of one who blackmails.
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