emotional blackmail

emotional blackmail
The psychological misuse of a persons emotions or insecurities in order to influence their behaviour

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  • emotional blackmail — noun uncount a method of trying to persuade a person to do something by making them feel guilty …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • emotional blackmail — UK US noun [uncountable] a method of trying to persuade someone to do something by making them feel guilty Thesaurus: methods used to persuade someonesynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • emotional blackmail — UK / US noun [uncountable] a method of trying to persuade someone to do something by making them feel guilty …   English dictionary

  • emotional blackmail — /əˌmoʊʃənəl ˈblækmeɪl/ (say uh.mohshuhnuhl blakmayl) noun the attempt to control the behaviour of others by the deliberate manipulation of their emotions, as by threatening to withdraw love, characterising their actions as causing excessive grief …  

  • blackmail — [[t]blæ̱kmeɪl[/t]] blackmails, blackmailing, blackmailed 1) N UNCOUNT Blackmail is the action of threatening to reveal a secret about someone, unless they do something you tell them to do, such as giving you money. It looks like the pictures were …   English dictionary

  • blackmail — 1 verb (T) to demand money or favours from someone by threatening to tell secrets about them: blackmail sb into doing sth: Don t think you can blackmail me into helping you! blackmailer noun (C) 2 noun (U) 1 the practice of getting money from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • blackmail — I UK [ˈblækˌmeɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms blackmail : present tense I/you/we/they blackmail he/she/it blackmails present participle blackmailing past tense blackmailed past participle blackmailed * 1) to make someone give you money or… …   English dictionary

  • blackmail — black|mail1 [ blæk,meıl ] noun uncount 1. ) the crime of making someone give you money or do what you want by threatening to tell people embarrassing information about them: Barrett was in court, facing a charge of blackmail. 2. ) the use of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • blackmail — black|mail1 [ˈblækmeıl] n [U] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: black + mail payment (11 20 centuries) (from Old Norse mal speech, agreement )] 1.) when someone tries to get money from you or make you do what they want by threatening to tell other people …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • blackmail — noun the criminal offence of demanding money from someone in return for not revealing discreditable information. ↘the use of threats or unfair manipulation in an attempt to influence someone: emotional blackmail. verb subject to blackmail.… …   English new terms dictionary

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