"emotional blackmail" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} emotional blackmail (uncountable)
  1. The psychological abuse of a person's emotions or insecurities in order to influence their behaviour. Wikipedia link: emotional blackmail Tags: uncountable Translations (psychological misuse of a person's emotions): 情感威脅 (Chinese Mandarin), 情感威胁 (qínggǎn wēixié) (Chinese Mandarin), 情感操縱 (Chinese Mandarin), 情感操纵 (qínggǎn cāozòng) (Chinese Mandarin), 拿感情作為資本 (Chinese Mandarin), 拿感情作为资本 (ná gǎnqíng zuòwéi zīběn) (Chinese Mandarin), 感情訛詐 (Chinese Mandarin), 感情讹诈 (gǎnqíng ézhà) (Chinese Mandarin), emotionele chantage [feminine] (Dutch), emotionaalinen kiristys (Finnish), chantage affectif [masculine] (French), chantagem emocional [feminine] (Portuguese), chantaje afectivo [masculine] (Spanish), chantaje emocional [masculine] (Spanish)
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