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adjective

Definition of browbeatingnext
as in bullying

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browbeating

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noun

as in coercion

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browbeating

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verb

present participle of browbeat
as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for browbeating
  1. bullying
  2. coercion
  3. intimidating
  4. ascetic
  5. pressure
  6. unflinching
  7. obstinate
  8. arm-twisting
Adjective
  • For instance, kids scored lower on standardized tests in schools with a lot of bullying than kids in schools with effective anti-bullying programs.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 31 July 2024
  • The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has reached out about providing funding for mental health and anti-bullying programs, and the board has also received offers from external agencies to help with their threat assessment protocol, DeShazo said.
    al, al, 4 Oct. 2022
Definition of bullying
Noun
  • That involves an intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion; or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination, or kidnapping.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In Season 2, a young couple witnesses an alarming fight between their boss and his wife, triggering chess moves of favors and coercion in the elitist world of a country club and its Korean billionaire owner.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of coercion
Verb
  • This new era of AI can feel intimidating for the limited, human life forms that created it.
    Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Only six years older than Crystal, the comedian still found Scorsese intimidating.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of intimidating
Adjective
  • As a celibate ascetic, Ayyappan should be spared the tempting presence of fertile women—that is, women between menarche and menopause.
    Deepa Das Acevedo, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2019
  • The tale of Alexander the Great and the ascetic Diogenes illustrates my point.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of ascetic
Noun
  • The pressure to change usually stems from dissatisfaction.
    Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Over the next 49 days, hot magma from deep within the volcano mixed with cooler magma, and stress within the volcano built until, on December 16, the pressure became too intense and the volcano began to erupt.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of pressure
Adjective
  • Everett’s evocative prose and unflinching narrative invite readers to confront uncomfortable truths about America’s past while empathizing deeply with Jim’s plight.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Most people love The Shining for Stanley Kubrick's unflinching direction, the cast's once-in-a-lifetime performances, the iconography, etc. — typically reserving their annual viewings for Halloween.
    Huntley Woods, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of unflinching
Adjective
  • The Founding generation also worried that older men were more inflexible, obstinate, uninterested in change, and stuck in their ways—all leadership qualities at odds with the experimentation needed for representative government.
    Rebecca Brannon / Made by History, TIME, 3 July 2024
  • Republicans will be obstinate in refusing to pass any bill that might bolster Democrats’ electoral prospects in November.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
Definition of obstinate
Noun
  • Israel, often skeptical of UN solutions, would likely need some convincing to back a trusteeship, up to and including the type of U.S. arm-twisting seen recently over weapons shipments.
    Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
  • After some arm-twisting by Mottola, the Recording Academy invited Martin to perform at the 41st Grammy Awards.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Definition of arm-twisting
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