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- Dictionaryintimidating/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect: "the intimidating defence barrister"
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The meaning of INTIMIDATING is causing a loss of courage or self-confidence : producing feelings of fear or timidity. How to use intimidating in a sentence.
making you feel frightened or nervous: an intimidating array of weapons. an intimidating manner. She can be very intimidating when she's angry. Synonym. daunting. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Describing things that cause fear. awesome.
Intimidating definition: intended to frighten someone or to force or stop someone’s action through fear. See examples of INTIMIDATING used in a sentence.
Definition of intimidating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do: Don’t let those bullies intimidate you; just walk away from them. intimidation. noun [ U ] us / ɪnˌtɪm·ɪˈdeɪ·ʃən / a campaign of intimidation against striking workers.
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.
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.
Someone or something that causes fear is intimidating. Bullies are intimidating.
to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do: Don’t let those bullies intimidate you; just walk away from them. intimidation. noun [ U ] us / ɪnˌtɪm·ɪˈdeɪ·ʃən / a campaign of intimidation against striking workers.
to overawe or cow, as through the force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, etc. to force into or deter from some action by inducing fear: to intimidate a voter into staying away from the polls. Antonyms: encourage. intimidate. / ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪt / verb. to make timid or frightened; scare.
