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UK
/ɪntˌɪmɪdˈeɪʃən/
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[ US /ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/ ]
[ US /ˌɪnˌtɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
- the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
- a communication that makes you afraid to try something
- the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
- the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
How To Use intimidation In A Sentence
- The rest of the speech consisted largely of jingoistic bluster and attempts at political intimidation.
- I can't say it makes a lot of sense, in a lot of situations it's the intimidation factor not the number of rounds that an armed robber is going for. Michigan Hunter Rescued, Then Charged
- Their job was to secure public order through terror, intimidation and violence.
- Mr Milosevic is fighting for his political survival after a vicious campaign tainted by intimidation and haunted by fears of electoral fraud.
- However, she soon gave over these attempts at intimidation, perched beside the percher, and again put something into his maw. The Foot-path Way
- We are more often than not the victims of rape, violence, threats and intimidation.
- It would also strengthen the powers of police to protect women from coercion and intimidation and underline that of courts to set aside discriminatory rulings. Times, Sunday Times
- In the North, there have been cases where the enthusiasm of activists has turned to downright intimidation of workers from other parties.
- There were food riots in several of the Scotch towns, and in Glasgow the multitude assembled, and then commenced what they called a begging tour, but which was really a progress of not disguised intimidation. Endymion
- He told Fox that Rumsfeld has run the Pentagon through intimidation and that a change in leadership is needed. Think Progress » VIDEO: 8th General Calls For Rumsfeld’s Resignation