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Showing words for BLACKMAIL using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Blackmail

blackmail

7 Letter Words for Blackmail

alkalic, cambial, camilla, kalimba, lamback

6 Letter Words for Blackmail

abacli, abilla, alcali, alkali, amalic, amical, baalim, ballam, caball, calami, calima, camail, cimbal, kalmia, kambal, kamila, labial, laical, lamaic, liamba, limbal, macabi, maclib

5 Letter Words for Blackmail

aback, aimak, alack, alima, bakal, bakli, balai, balli, billa, black, blick, cabal, calla, calli, camla, claik, claim, clamb, clima, climb, ilama, kalam, kamba, kamia, kibla, labia, laika, lamba, lamia, lilac, limba, llama, maill, malic, malik, milla

4 Letter Words for Blackmail

abac, akia, alai, alba, alca, alia, alma, amal, amba, amia, amic, amil, amla, amli, baal, back, baic, bail, baka, bali, balk, ball, balm, bick, bilk, bill, bima, blam, caam, caba, calk, call, calm, camb, cami, cill, cima, clam, iamb, icbm, ilka, kail, kaim, kala, kali, kama, kami, kcal, kill, klam, lack, laic, laik, lama, lamb, lick, lila, lima, limb, mabi, maia, maik, mail, maki, mala, mali, mall, mica, mick, mila, milk, mill

3 Letter Words for Blackmail

aal, aam, aba, abc, abl, abm, ack, aia, aik, ail, aim, aka, ala, alb, alc, alk, all, ama, amb, ami, baa, bac, bai, bal, bam, bim, blk, cab, cai, cal, cam, cia, cli, clk, cml, iaa, iba, ibm, ick, ilk, ill, kab, kai, kal, kam, kil, kim, laa, lab, lac, lai, lak, lam, lca, lcm, lib, lim, llb, llm, maa, mab, mac, mak, mal, mba, mia, mib, mic, mil

Definitions for Blackmail

[1] any payment extorted by intimidation, as by threats of injurious revelations or accusations.
[2] the extortion of such payment: He confessed rather than suffer the dishonor of blackmail.
[3] a tribute formerly exacted in the north of England and in Scotland by freebooting chiefs for protection from pillage.
[4] to extort money from (a person) by the use of threats.
[5] to force or coerce into a particular action, statement, etc.: The strikers claimed they were blackmailed into signing the new contract.
[6] the act of attempting to obtain money by intimidation, as by threats to disclose discreditable information
[7] the exertion of pressure or threats, esp unfairly, in an attempt to influence someone's actions
[8] to exact or attempt to exact (money or anything of value) from (a person) by threats or intimidation; extort
[9] to attempt to influence the actions of (a person), esp by unfair pressure or threats

Words related to Blackmail

extortion, bribe, bribery, extort, coerce, badger, ransom, protection, tribute, exaction, payoff, force, demand, compel, milk, shake, threaten, squeeze, exact, bleed

Words nearby Blackmail

blacking, blackjack, blackleg, blacklist, blackly, blackmail, blackmore, blackmun, blackmur, blackness, blackout

Origin of Blackmail

First recorded in 1545–55; black + mail3

Other words from Blackmail

black·mail·er , noun

Word origin for Blackmail

C16: see black , mail ³

Synonyms for Blackmail

bribe, bribery, extortion, exaction, milking, payoff, protection, ransom, tribute, hush money, slush fund