nnoun.actthe act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do somethingSynset:intimidation
Derivationally Related Form:intimidate
Hypernyms:aggression
Inherited Hypernyms:bullyingaggressionbehavioractivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:frighteningterrorisationterrorization
Full Hyponyms:terrorization
vverb.emotionbe bossy towardsSynset:ballyrag boss around browbeat bully bullyrag hector push around strong-arm
Examples:- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
Hypernyms:intimidate
Inherited Hypernyms:strong-armintimidatefrightenstimulatearousemake
Direct Hyponyms:domineertyrannisetyrannize
Full Troponyms:tyrannize
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: strong-arm)
vverb.communicationdiscourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidateSynset:browbeat bully swagger
Derivationally Related Form:bully
Hypernyms:blarney cajole coax inveigle palaver sweet-talk wheedle
Inherited Hypernyms:browbeatwheedlepersuadeinduce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Somebody ---s somebody into V-ing something | They --- him into writing the letter (apply to: browbeat, bully) | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: bully)
adj satadj.allnoisily domineering; tending to browbeat othersSynset:blustery
Antonyms:submissive
Inherited Hypernyms:blustery
Similar to:domineering