intimidation
nounattested in dialogue
- //ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən//
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
noun
- 1
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
It broadly includes all the people with specific recognition for none, and the highest consecration we can make today is a committal of the Republican party to that saving constitutionalism which contemplates all America as one people and holds just government free from influence on the one hand, and unmoved by intimidation on the other.
Etymology
From intimidate + -ion. Compare French intimidation; perhaps modeled on it.
Forms
- plural
- intimidations
intimidate · To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or…intimidated · Subjected to intimidation.intimidating · Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.
intimidation · The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
into · To or towards the inside of.intolerable · Not tolerable; not capable of being borne or endured.intoxicated · Stupefied by alcohol, drunk.