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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.
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- n. 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.
- n. the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
- n. the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
- n. the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
- n. a communication that makes you afraid to try something
- 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. The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.
- The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats;the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from thepolls by intimidation.The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.
- n:100 n. the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc. n. the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid