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emotional_blackmail

emotional blackmail

English

Noun

emotional blackmail ‎(uncountable)

The psychological misuse of a person's emotions or insecurities in order to influence their behaviour

Translations

psychological misuse of a person's emotions

Chinese:
Mandarin: 情感威脅, 情感威胁 (qínggǎn wēixié), 情感操縱, 情感操纵 (qínggǎn cāozòng), 拿感情作為資本, 拿感情作为资本 (ná gǎnqíng zuòwéi zīběn), 感情訛詐, 感情讹诈 (gǎnqíng ézhà)

Dutch: emotionele chantage f
Finnish: emotionaalinen (fi) kiristys (fi)
French: chantage affectif (fr) m
Portuguese: chantagem emocional f
Russian: