Intimidation Definition & Meaning

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Intimidation

Intimidation Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Intimidation? [n] the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something [n] a communication that makes you afraid to try something [n] the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid [n] the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc. Synonyms \| Synonyms for Intimidation: bullying \| determent \| deterrence Related Terms \| Find terms related to Intimidation: admonition \| argumentum baculinum \| bluff \| bluster \| bluster and bluff \| blustering \| boastfulness \| bravado \| browbeating \| bulldozing \| bullying \| bustle \| caution \| cautioning \| caveat \| coercion \| commination \| cowing \| demoralization \| denunciation \| determent \| deterrence \| duress \| empty threat \| expostulation \| fanfaronade \| flurry \| fluster \| foreboding \| frightening \| frightening off \| fuss \| hectoring \| high pressure \| idle threat \| imminence \| implied threat \| menace \| monition \| pressure \| promise of harm \| psychological warfare \| rant \| remonstrance \| rodomontade \| side \| splutter \| sputter \| strong-arm tactics \| swagger \| swashbucklery \| sword of Damocles \| talking out of \| the big stick \| the bludgeon \| the club \| the jackboot \| the mailed fist \| the strong arm \| the sword \| threat \| threateningness \| threatfulness \| violence \| war of nerves \| warning See Also \| aggression \| discouragement \| discouragement \| disheartenment \| dismay \| fear \| fearfulness \| fright \| frightening \| terrorisation \| terrorization Intimidation In Webster's Dictionary \Intim`ida"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intimidation.] The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation. The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. --Paley.

Intimidation Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Intimidation?

[n] the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
[n] a communication that makes you afraid to try something
[n] the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
[n] the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

Synonyms | Synonyms for Intimidation: bullying | determent | deterrence

Intimidation In Webster's Dictionary

\In*tim`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intimidation.]
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by
threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were
kept from the polls by intimidation.

      The king carried his measures in Parliament by
      intimidation.                            --Paley.

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