intimidating

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intimidating

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of intimidate

adjective more intimidating · most intimidating

Threatening, producing feelings of fear or timidity.

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Closest in meaning: daunting, discouraging, threatening, menacing, terrifying, scary, frightening, hassling, scared, afraid, horrifying, surprising, startling, appalling, bullying, off-putting

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adj threatening

Español	intimidante
Português	intimidador
Français	intimidant
Deutsch	einschüchternd
Ελληνικά	απειλητικός apeilitikós
Русский	пугающий pugajuščij

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@misc{intimidating_2026,
  title = {intimidating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/intimidating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}