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adjective

Definition of cowednext
as in intimidated

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verb

past tense of cow
as in frightened
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats a sharp glare cowed the child into being quiet

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  1. intimidated
  2. bullied
  3. oppressed
  4. downtrodden
Adjective
  • Does Jonas feel intimidated to thread those lines between the personal and the fictional so closely?
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Those staffing the agencies, meanwhile, may prove too intimidated to resist abuse by the White House.
    Robert Mickey, Foreign Affairs, 17 Apr. 2017
Definition of intimidated
Verb
  • Unfortunately for them, Steph won’t be bullied – even by paternalistic threats of being sued into oblivion.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Watch on Deadline His claims echoed the findings of a Deadline investigation in November 2023, which revealed allegations that Spencer bullied staff and students.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of bullied
Adjective
  • Thoughts of American battlefield heroes might conjure up images of overseas valor in service of oppressed and conquered people around the world.
    Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 22 Sep. 2024
  • That is to say: There must be an obvious corollary to an actual oppressed population.
    Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of oppressed
Adjective
  • With her punchy vocal delivery, Fleet lights up her bandmates’ mathy post-punk and charmingly imperfect synths with stories about costume contests, downtrodden characters, and clinging to perseverance.
    Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Grace, charmingly played by journeyman character actor Judy Greer, reminds her two children of the importance of Christian grace and care for those who are downtrodden.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of downtrodden
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