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intimidating
in·tim·i·date I0202200 (ĭn-tĭm′ĭ-dāt′)tr.v. in·tim·i·dat·ed, in·tim·i·dat·ing, in·tim·i·dates 1. To make timid; fill with fear: The size of the opposing players intimidated us.2. To coerce or deter, as with threats: The police intimidated the suspect into signing a false statement.
[Medieval Latin intimidāre, intimidāt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin timidus, timid; see timid.]
in·tim′i·dat′ing·ly adv.in·tim′i·da′tion n.in·tim′i·da′tor n.Synonyms: intimidate, browbeat, cow2, bully1
These verbs all mean to frighten into submission, compliance, or acquiescence. Intimidate implies the presence or operation of a fear-inspiring force: "It [atomic energy] may intimidate the human race into bringing order into its international affairs" (Albert Einstein).
Browbeat suggests the persistent application of highhanded, disdainful, or imperious tactics: browbeating a witness. Cow implies bringing out an abject state of timorousness and often demoralization: a dog that was cowed by abuse. To bully is to intimidate through blustering, domineering, or threatening behavior: workers who were bullied into accepting a poor contract.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | intimidating - discouraging through feardauntingdiscouraging - depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action; "where never is heard a discouraging word" |
intimidatingadjective frightening, alarming, terrifying, menacing, dismaying, scary (informal), daunting, fearsome, unnerving, spooky (informal), hair-raising, baleful, bloodcurdling He was a huge, intimidating figure.TranslationsIdiomsSeeintimidateLegalSeeintimidationintimidating
Synonyms for intimidatingadj frighteningSynonyms- frightening
- alarming
- terrifying
- menacing
- dismaying
- scary
- daunting
- fearsome
- unnerving
- spooky
- hair-raising
- baleful
- bloodcurdling
Synonyms for intimidatingadj discouraging through fearSynonymsRelated Words |