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Intimidate

To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.

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Affright 76% connected

To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.

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Discourage 76% connected

To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; -- the opposite of encourage; as, he was…

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Fright 76% connected

A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.

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Frighten 76% connected

To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or fright; to affright; to terrify.

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Scare 76% connected

To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.

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Manner of action 8

Browbeat 76% connected

of Browbeat

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Bully 76% connected

A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; an insolent, tyrannical fellow.

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Bullyrag 76% connected

Same as Bullirag.

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Dash 76% connected

To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike violently or hastily; -- often used with against.

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Daunt 76% connected

To overcome; to conquer.

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Hector 76% connected

A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who vexes or provokes.

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Pall 76% connected

Same as Pawl.

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Scare 76% connected

To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.

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Derivationally related 2

Intimidation 74% connected

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 intimidatio…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Intimidation 74% connected

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 intimidatio…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Entails 1

Warn 72% connected

To refuse.

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