verb
- demanding money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal embarrassing or harmful information about them
Usage: present participle of blackmail
noun
- the act of demanding money or favors by threatening to reveal embarrassing or harmful information
Usage: gerund form
Examples
- He was blackmailing his former business partner with stolen documents.
- The politician resigned after being caught blackmailing a rival.
- Blackmailing is a serious crime that can result in prison time.
- She accused him of blackmailing her with embarrassing photos.
- The detective discovered evidence of blackmailing in the suspect’s emails.
- Blackmailing someone is both illegal and morally wrong.