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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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  1. 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.
  2. n. the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
  3. n. the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
  4. n. the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
  5. n. a communication that makes you afraid to try something
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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