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The correct spelling is blackmails.
How to pronounce blackmails
verb
Say it like: Bla-kma-yls
The correct spelling is blackmails. 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.”
Definition
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.
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