'Intimidation' definitions:
Definition of 'intimidation'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something [syn: bullying, intimidation]
noun
The feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
noun
The feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
noun
A communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn: determent, deterrence, intimidation]
Definition of 'Intimidation'
From: GCIDE
- Intimidation \In*tim`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intimidation.] The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation. [1913 Webster]
- The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. --Paley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'intimidation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admonition,
- argumentum baculinum,
- bluff,
- bluster,
- bluster and bluff,
- blustering,
- boastfulness,
- bravado,
- browbeating,
- bulldozing,
- bullying,
- bustle,
- caution,
- cautioning,
- caveat,
- coercion,
- commination,
- cowing,
- demoralization,
- denunciation,
- determent,
- deterrence,
- duress,
- empty threat,
- expostulation,
- fanfaronade,
- flurry,
- fluster,
- foreboding,
- frightening,
- frightening off,
- fuss,
- hectoring,
- high pressure,
- idle threat,
- imminence,
- implied threat,
- menace,
- monition,
- pressure,
- promise of harm,
- psychological warfare,
- rant,
- remonstrance,
- rodomontade,
- side,
- splutter,
- sputter,
- strong-arm tactics,
- swagger,
- swashbucklery,
- sword of Damocles,
- talking out of,
- the big stick,
- the bludgeon,
- the club,
- the jackboot,
- the mailed fist,
- the strong arm,
- the sword,
- threat,
- threateningness,
- threatfulness,
- violence,
- war of nerves,
- warning