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— English words —

• blackmail n. The extortion of money or favours by threats of public accusation, exposure, or censure.
• blackmail n. (Archaic) A form of protection money (Or corn, cattle, etc.) anciently paid, in the north of England…
• blackmail n. (England law, historical) Black rent, or rent paid in corn, meat, or the lowest coin, as opposed to…
• blackmail n. Compromising material that can be used to extort someone, dirt.
• blackmail v. (Transitive) To extort money or favors from (a person) by exciting fears of injury other than bodily…
• blackmail v. (Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Scots
  • blackmail n. (Archaic) A tribute paid, usually in kind, to reivers or raiders as a form of protection money.
  • blackmail n. Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation.
  • blackmail v. To extort money from another by means of intimidation.

— English words, defined in German —

• blackmail S. Die Erpressung.
• blackmail S. Erpressungsgeld, Lösegeld (to pay blackmail).
• blackmail S. Veraltet: Mietzahlung in Form von Fleisch, Getreide.
• blackmail S. Veraltet: ein Tribut, den Siedler des englischen Grenzgebietes an Clanchefs aus den schottischen Lowlands…
• blackmail V. Erpressen.

— English words, defined in Dutch —

• blackmail n. Chantage, afpersing.
• blackmail w. Chanteren, afpersen.

— English words, defined in French —

• blackmail n. Chantage.
• blackmail v. Faire chanter, extorquer de l’argent.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• blackmail v. Chantajear.
• blackmail s. Chantaje.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• blackmail s. Riscatto.
• blackmail s. Ricatto, estorsione, intimidazione.
• blackmail s. Ricattare.

69 English words from 9 English definitions

accusation anciently another Archaic as␣opposed␣to be␣used␣to Black Black␣rent bodily by␣means␣of can cattle censure coin Compromising corn defame dirt England etc exacted exciting exposure extort extortion favors favours fears form from historical ill injury in␣kind intimidation Kenya kind law lowest material means meat money north north␣of opposed other other␣than paid Payment person protection protection␣money public raiders reivers rent someone speak speak␣ill␣of than that the threats Transitive tribute used used␣to usually

11 English words from 14 foreign definitions

argent blackmail Chantage chanter den des Die Faire Form Lowlands pay

26 foreign words from 14 foreign definitions

afpersen afpersing aus Chantaje Chantajear Chanteren ein englischen Erpressen Erpressung estorsione extorquer Faire␣chanter Fleisch Getreide Grenzgebietes intimidazione Lösegeld Mietzahlung Ricatto Riscatto schottischen Siedler Tribut Veraltet von

10 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

blackmails blackmaily blackmailed blackmailee blackmailer blackmailees blackmailers blackmailing blackmailable blackmailings

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

unblackmailed unblackmailable

3 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

cyberblackmail emotional␣blackmail postattack␣blackmail

16 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ack ACK ail BLA black Black KMA lac Lac LAc LAC lack mai Mai MAI mail

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

alb Alb. AMK cal Cal cal. Cal. IAM I␣am kcal LIA Liam

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

blackmails blackmaily

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

black␣jail blacktail

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