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/Sounds like 'chan-tah-HEH-ar'/

To blackmail someone — manipulating them by threatening to reveal damaging information unless they comply. Chantajear goes beyond ordinary pressure; it's calculated leverage, the dark art of weaponizing someone's secrets against them.

Example

"Lo estaban chantajeando con unas fotos comprometedoras."

"Intentó chantajearme para que no contara lo que vi. → They were blackmailing him with some compromising photos."

"He tried to blackmail me so I wouldn't tell what I saw."

Regional synonyms:

Algo gracioso, divertido o agradable que te saca una sonrisa. En México 'curado' se usa para situaciones chistosas o experiencias que la pasaste bien.