blackmailings
Threatening to expose
Blackmailings are acts of extorting money or favors by threatening to reveal damaging information.
The word emphasizes repeated or multiple instances: The blackmailings continued for years before she finally went to the police.
Each blackmailing is a separate demand backed by the same threat of exposure.
Underhanded control of others
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- controlAuthority to direct
- toxicCapable of causing harm
abuse · gaslighting · exploitation · ultimatums · coercion · pressure · family · partners
Obtaining through threats
- coercionsForceful persuasion tactics
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
- paymentsMoney given for obligations
victims · perpetrators · schemes · investigations · prosecutions · arrests · evidence · recordings
Publicized shameful acts
- coverupsEfforts to suppress truth
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- officialsThose holding formal power
- politiciansElected government representatives
leaks · exposés · resignations · compromising · intelligence · dossiers · espionage · leverage
manipulation
Underhanded control of others
- guiltMoral self-reproach
- relationshipsLinks between individuals
- controlAuthority to direct
toxic · abuse · gaslighting · exploitation · ultimatums · coercion · pressure · family · partners · silence
extortions
Obtaining through threats
- coercionsForceful persuasion tactics
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- demandsForceful requests or requirements
payments · victims · perpetrators · schemes · investigations · prosecutions · arrests · evidence · recordings · photographs
scandals
Publicized shameful acts
- coverupsEfforts to suppress truth
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- officialsThose holding formal power
politicians · leaks · exposés · resignations · compromising · intelligence · dossiers · espionage · leverage · influence
blackmailingsgifts
Items freely given
donations · charitable giving · gratuities · voluntary contributions · philanthropy
blackmailingsprotections
Measures preventing harm
whistleblowings · disclosures · pardons · absolutions · exonerations
blackmailingsprotections
Measures preventing harm
rescues · aids · benefactions · patronage · sponsorships