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- Dictionaryintimidation/ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated: "the intimidation of witnesses and jurors"
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INTIMIDATION definition: 1. the action of frightening or threatening someone, usually in order to persuade them to do…. Learn more.
: to make timid or fearful : frighten. especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats. tried to intimidate a witness. intimidation. in-ˌti-mə-ˈdā-shən. noun. intimidator. in-ˈti-mə-ˌdā-tər. noun. Synonyms. blackjack. bogart. browbeat. bulldoze. bullyrag. cow. hector. strong-arm. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Intimidation definition: the act of inducing fear or awe. See examples of INTIMIDATION used in a sentence.
Intimidation can refer to the act of making someone feel timid or afraid — like what you sometimes do to your brother — or it can also refer to that fearful feeling itself. Intimidation might make members of a jury hesitate to convict a defendant.
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.
noun. 1. the act of making someone timid or frightened. 2. the act of discouraging, restraining, or silencing someone illegally or unscrupulously, as by threats or blackmail. The word intimidation is derived from intimidate, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. intimidate in British English. (ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt )
/ɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃn/ [uncountable] the act of frightening or threatening somebody so that they will do what you want. the intimidation of witnesses. Want to learn more?
