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intimidar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • browbeat verb To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
  • 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 discourage, intimidate.
  • 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

intimidar 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.
  • 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.

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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