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Definition of intimidating - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
psychologymaking people lose confidence
- Her intimidating stare made him hesitate.
2.
fearcausing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm
- His intimidating presence made everyone silent..
Origin of intimidating
Latin, in- (into) + timidus (fearful)
Terms with intimidating included in their meaning
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intimidation
act of intimidating someone repeatedly to exert control
intimidating behavior
intimidating or domineering in a way that discourages opposition
emotion
extremely frightening or intimidating
emotion
appear frightening or intimidating
size
large in size and intimidating
size
very large and intimidating in appearance or nature
push intimidate
make someone act by repeatedly pushing or intimidating
intimidation
become still due to an intimidating look
intimidation
characterized by intimidating or threatening behavior
intimidating
intending to intimidate or scare
sound
powerful or intimidating voice
violent behavior
behaving in a violent or intimidating way
intimidation
the act of discouraging or intimidating someone
confront power
confront a powerful or intimidating person
intimidation
intimidating due to size or nature
person
intimidating person, often muscular
aggression
aggressive or intimidating actions to control others
behavior
intimidating or domineering in manner or speech
behavior
bullying or intimidating behavior
intimidation
intimidating strategies to influence others
anger
become very angry and intimidating
appearance
intimidating or ugly woman
intimidation
member of a masked group intimidating others at night
intimidation
intimidating or bullying someone using words or actions
Examples of intimidating in a sentence
His intimidating presence silenced the room. The dark alley was intimidating at night. Her intimidating glare stopped him in his tracks.
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- French:intimidant, menaçant, ...
- German:einschüchternd, ...
- Italian:intimidatorio, spaventoso, ...
- Spanish:intimidante, atemorizante, ...
- Portuguese:intimidante, ...
- Chinese:令人生畏的, 令人恐惧的, ...
- Japanese:威圧的な, 怖い, ...
- Arabic:مُخِيف, مُرْهِب, ...
- Hebrew:מְאַיֵּם, מַפְחִיד, ...
- Russian:пугающий, ...
- Ukrainian:залякуючий, ...
- Hindi:डराने वाला, डरावना, ...
Definition of intimidate - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
cause fearmake someone afraid or force them to act by fear
- He tried to intimidate me into giving up.
- The bully tried to intimidate the new student.
- They hoped the fines would intimidate companies from polluting.
Origin of intimidate
Latin, intimidare (to frighten)
View all translations of intimidate
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- French:intimider, ...
- German:einschüchtern, ...
- Italian:intimidire, ...
- Spanish:intimidar, ...
- Portuguese:intimidar, ...
- Chinese:恐吓, ...
- Japanese:脅す, ...
- Arabic:أرهَبَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַפְחִיד, ...
- Russian:запугивать, ...
- Ukrainian:залякати, ...
- Hindi:डराना, ...
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