blackmails
Meaning of blackmails
verb, 3rd person present
- demand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
they use this fact to blackmail him, trying to force him to vote for their candidate
mid 16th century (denoting protection money levied by Scottish chiefs): from black + obsolete mail ‘tribute, rent’, from Old Norse mál ‘speech, agreement’.
Information about blackmails
- It is a verb.
- The singular form of blackmails is: blackmail.
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Hyphenation of blackmails
black-mails
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- blackmails is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
blackmails synonyms
Meaning state one's intention to take hostile action against (someone) in retribution for something done or not done:
Meaning exploit or defraud by taking small amounts of money over a period of time:
Meaning lose blood from the body as a result of injury or illness:
Words that rhyme with blackmails
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