The extortion of money or favours by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.

(transitive) 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.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blackmail

simple past tense and past participle of blackmail

present participle of blackmail

The act of one who blackmails.

Someone who blackmails.

plural of blackmailer

Who can be blackmailed.

plural of blackmailing