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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

  1. verb To bully or intimidate someone through loud, aggressive bluster.
  2. noun A blustering bully who tries to intimidate through loud, aggressive behavior.

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