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adjective

Definition of hectorednext
as in cowed

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verb

past tense of hector
as in intimidated
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats the judge warned the attorney that hectoring the witness with aggressive questioning would not be allowed

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  1. intimidated
  2. bullied
  3. oppressed
  4. downtrodden
Verb
  • Upon joining the Maury High School tennis team, Virginia remembers being intimidated.
    Essence, Essence, 17 Oct. 2024
  • In the worst-case scenario, an employee might be intimidated by a manager who isn’t approachable or is openly confrontational.
    Robert Satterwhite, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of intimidated
Verb
  • The defendant had told police that Connor was bullied and had threatened to take his life.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2024
  • In yet another incident, crowds of angry drivers gather outside an apartment complex, demanding justice for a fellow delivery driver said to be bullied by security guards there.
    Chris Lau, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
Definition of bullied
Adjective
  • That is to say: There must be an obvious corollary to an actual oppressed population.
    Caitlin PenzeyMoog, Vox, 7 Oct. 2024
  • In a 1999 film adaptation, for example, Patrick Stewart plays Scrooge with Richard E. Grant as his oppressed employee Bob Cratchit.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of oppressed
Adjective
  • But its depiction of a downtrodden outcast who embraces violence and clown makeup also existed in the orbit of edgelord 4chan memes and the 2012 Aurora mass shooting, which took place at a screening of The Dark Knight Rises.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
  • By blending whisky with the tears of downtrodden fans, Crierball takes the same playbook and spins it into the world of sports fandom.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of downtrodden
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