emotional blackmail
noun [U]Definition
› a way of trying to make someone do something by making them feel guiltyControlling emotionsCalm and relaxedNot showing or feeling emotions
(Definition of emotional blackmail noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bottle sth up phrasal verb
- breaking point noun
- choke sth back phrasal verb
- collected adjective (CONTROLLED)
- compose verb (BECOME CALM)
- composure noun
- dam sth up phrasal verb
- frustrated adjective
- give voice to sth idiom
- gulp sth back phrasal verb
- harden your heart idiom
- internalize verb
- play it cool idiom
- put on a brave face idiom
- repress verb
- repressed adjective
- repression noun
- self-possession noun
- smoulder verb (EMOTION)
- temperate adjective (BEHAVIOUR)
Topic:
Controlling emotions
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