запу́гивать — meaning in English

English meaning

• browbeat verb To pressure or frighten someone by being harsh and forceful.
• bully noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
• cow noun An adult female of domestic cattle, especially one that has given birth to a calf.
• daunt verb To make someone feel discouraged or frightened.
• intimidate verb To frighten or pressure someone, often through threats, so they do what you want.
• terrify verb To frighten someone severely.

Senses

запу́гивать is used for these senses in English:

• browbeat (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
• bully (transitive) To intimidate (someone) as a bully.
• cow (transitive, mostly, in the passive voice) To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of.
• daunt (transitive) To discourage, intimidate.
• intimidate (transitive) To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.
• terrify To menace or intimidate.

bully — full definition

1. noun A person who deliberately mistreats, threatens, or intimidates others they see as weaker.
2. verb To intimidate or act aggressively toward someone, typically someone perceived as weaker.
3. adj Excellent or first-rate (dated, informal).

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