(noun) 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.
Intimidation tanım:
Kelime: in·tim·i·date Söyleniş:in-'ti-m&-"dAt İşlev:transitive verb Türleri:-dat·ed; -dat·ing Kökeni: Medieval Latin intimidatus, past participle of intimidare, from Latin in- timidus timid : to make timid or fearful : FRIGHTEN; especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats - in·tim·i·dat·ing·ly /-"dA-ti[ng]-lE/ adverb - in·tim·i·da·tion /-"ti-m&-'dA-sh&n/ noun - in·tim·i·da·tor /-'ti-m&-"dA-t&r/ noun synonymsINTIMIDATE, COW, BULLDOZE, BULLY, BROWBEAT mean to frighten into submission. INTIMIDATE implies inducing fear or a sense of inferiority into another intimidated by so many other bright freshmen . COW implies reduction to a state where the spirit is broken or all courage is lost not at all cowed by the odds against making it in show business . BULLDOZE implies an intimidating or an overcoming of resistance usually by urgings, demands, or threats bulldozed the city council into approving the plan . BULLY implies intimidation through threats, insults, or aggressive behavior bullied into giving up their lunch money . BROWBEAT implies a cowing through arrogant, scornful or contemptuous treatment browbeat the witness into a contradiction .
