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blackmailed Definition and Meaning in English (blackmailed definition)

verb
Synonyms:extortedcoercedintimidated
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Blackmailed definition: To have extorted money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal compromising information about them.

Definitions of Blackmailed

  1. 1verb

    To have extorted money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal compromising information about them.

  2. 2adjective

    Describing a person who has been subjected to the act of blackmail, often feeling coerced or threatened.

Example Sentences

casual

“He was blackmailed into signing the contract.”

casual

“The blackmailed employee felt trapped and helpless.”

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveblackmail
present participleblackmailing
gerundblackmailing
nounblackmail
agent nounblackmailer

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Blackmailed definition: To have extorted money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal compromising information about them.
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'Blackmailed' translates to 'blackmailed' in English. Blackmailed definition: To have extorted money or favors from someone by threatening to reveal compromising information about them.
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