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INTIMIDATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
Synonyms:
bullying; intimidation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("intimidation" is a kind of...):
aggression (deliberately unfriendly behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "intimidation"):
frightening; terrorisation; terrorization (the act of inspiring with fear)
Derivation:
intimidate (make timid or fearful)
intimidate (to compel or deter by or as if by threats)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A communication that makes you afraid to try something
Synonyms:
determent; deterrence; intimidation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("intimidation" is a kind of...):
discouragement (the expression of opposition and disapproval)
Derivation:
intimidate (make timid or fearful)
intimidate (to compel or deter by or as if by threats)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("intimidation" is a kind of...):
fear; fearfulness; fright (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))
Derivation:
intimidate (make timid or fearful)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("intimidation" is a kind of...):
discouragement; disheartenment; dismay (the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles)
