intimideren — meaning in English
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English meaning
- browbeat verb To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
- hector verb To bully or intimidate someone through loud, aggressive bluster.
- intimidate verb To frighten or pressure someone, often through threats, so they do what you want.
Senses
intimideren is used for these senses in English:
- browbeat (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
- hector (transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
- intimidate (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
hector — full definition
- verb To bully or intimidate someone through loud, aggressive bluster.
- noun A blustering bully who tries to intimidate through loud, aggressive behavior.