browbeat
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browbeat
- /ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From brow + beat.
verb browbeats · browbeating · browbeat · browbeaten · brow-beat
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To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson.
Similar: bully, cow, domineer, intimidate, buffalo, bulldoze, browbeat, dastardize, daunt, dishearten, do down, drive
Translations
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verb to bully in an intimidating way
| Español | intimidar |
|---|---|
| Português | intimidar |
| Français | intimider, brusquer |
| Deutsch | einschüchtern, unter Druck setzen, tyrannisieren |
| Italiano | intimidire |
| Ελληνικά | αποπαίρνω apopaírno |
| Русский | запу́гивать zapúgivatʹ, пуга́ть pugátʹ, страща́ть straščátʹ, наводи́ть страх navodítʹ strax |
| Tiếng Việt | nạt nộ, bắt nạt |
| العربية | أَخَافَ ʔaḵāfa, أَرْعَبَ ʔarʕaba, خَوَّفَ ḵawwafa, أَرْهَبَ ʔarhaba |
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