Meanings
nounemotional blackmail (uncountable)
- uncountablePsychological abuse of a person's emotions or insecurities in order to influence their behavior.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 情感威脅, 情感威胁
- 情感威脅psychological misuse of a person's emotions
- 情感威胁 (qínggǎn wēixié)psychological misuse of a person's emotions
- 情感操縱psychological misuse of a person's emotions
- 情感操纵 (qínggǎn cāozòng)psychological misuse of a person's emotions
- 拿感情作為資本psychological misuse of a person's emotions
- 拿感情作为资本 (ná gǎnqíng zuòwéi zīběn)psychological misuse of a person's emotions
- 感情訛詐psychological misuse of a person's emotions
- 感情讹诈 (gǎnqíng ézhà)psychological misuse of a person's emotions
- 情勒psychological misuse of a person's emotions
Dutch emotionele chantage
- emotionele chantagepsychological misuse of a person's emotions
Finnish emotionaalinen kiristys
- emotionaalinen kiristyspsychological misuse of a person's emotions
French chantage affectif
- chantage affectifpsychological misuse of a person's emotions
Portuguese chantagem emocional
- chantagem emocionalpsychological misuse of a person's emotions
Russian эмоциона́льный шанта́ж
- эмоциона́льный шанта́ж (emocionálʹnyj šantáž)psychological misuse of a person's emotions
Spanish chantaje afectivo, chantaje emocional
- chantaje afectivopsychological misuse of a person's emotions
- chantaje emocionalpsychological misuse of a person's emotions
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“emotional blackmail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emotional%20blackmail. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
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