intimidation
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in·tim·i·date
(ĭn-tĭm′ĭ-dāt′)tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates
1. To make timid; fill with fear: The size of the opposing players intimidated us.
2. To coerce or deter, as with threats: The police intimidated the suspect into signing a false statement.
[Medieval Latin intimidāre, intimidāt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin timidus, timid; see timid.]
in·tim′i·dat′ing·ly adv.
in·tim′i·da′tion n.
in·tim′i·da′tor n.
Synonyms: intimidate, browbeat, cow2, bully1
These verbs all mean to frighten into submission, compliance, or acquiescence. Intimidate implies the presence or operation of a fear-inspiring force: "It [atomic energy] may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs" (Albert Einstein).
Browbeat suggests the persistent application of highhanded, disdainful, or imperious tactics: browbeating a witness. Cow implies bringing out an abject state of timorousness and often demoralization: a dog that was cowed by abuse. To bully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior: workers who were bullied into accepting a poor contract.
These verbs all mean to frighten into submission, compliance, or acquiescence. Intimidate implies the presence or operation of a fear-inspiring force: "It [atomic energy] may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs" (Albert Einstein).
Browbeat suggests the persistent application of highhanded, disdainful, or imperious tactics: browbeating a witness. Cow implies bringing out an abject state of timorousness and often demoralization: a dog that was cowed by abuse. To bully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior: workers who were bullied into accepting a poor contract.
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| Noun | 1. |  intimidation - the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do somethingaggression - deliberately unfriendly behavior |
| 2. | intimidation - the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc. | |
| 3. | intimidation - the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid fear, fearfulness, fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) | |
| 4. | intimidation - a communication that makes you afraid to try something discouragement - the expression of opposition and disapproval |
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intimidation
noun bullying, pressure, threat(s), menaces, coercion, arm-twisting (informal), browbeating, terrorization an inquiry into allegations of intimidation
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intimidation
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Translations
تَخْويف، إفْزاع، إرهاب
zastrašování
skræmmen
megfélemlítés
ógnun; kúgun
gözünü korkutma
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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intimidation
n → Einschüchterung f
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intimidate
(inˈtimideit) verb to frighten eg by threatening violence.
inˌtimiˈdation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.