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- Dictionaryintimidating/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪtɪŋ/
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- 1. having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect: "the intimidating defence barrister"
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intimidating. adjective. uk / ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪ.tɪŋ / us / ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪ.t̬ɪŋ /. Add to word list. making you feel frightened or nervous: an intimidating array of weapons. an intimidating manner. She can be very intimidating when she's angry. Synonym.
The meaning of INTIMIDATING is causing a loss of courage or self-confidence : producing feelings of fear or timidity. How to use intimidating in a sentence.
to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade the person to do something he or she does not wish to do: Don’t let those bullies intimidate you; just walk away from them. intimidation. noun [ U ] us / ɪnˌtɪm·ɪˈdeɪ·ʃən / a campaign of intimidation against striking workers.
Intimidating definition: intended to frighten someone or to force or stop someone’s action through fear. See examples of INTIMIDATING used in a sentence.
Definition of intimidating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
: to make timid or fearful : frighten. especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats. tried to intimidate a witness. intimidation. in-ˌti-mə-ˈdā-shən. noun. intimidator. in-ˈti-mə-ˌdā-tər. noun. Synonyms. blackjack. bogart. browbeat. bulldoze. bullyrag. cow. hector. strong-arm. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
Anyone or anything that is fearsome, daunting, or terrifying could be called intimidating. Looking at a huge list of vocabulary words is intimidating. Any difficult job can be intimidating. Lots of people find public speaking intimidating.
making you feel frightened or nervous: an intimidating array of weapons. an intimidating manner. She can be very intimidating when she's angry. Synonym. daunting. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Describing things that cause fear. awesome.
1. To make timid; fill with fear: The size of the opposing players intimidated us. 2. To coerce or deter, as with threats: The police intimidated the suspect into signing a false statement. [Medieval Latin intimidāre, intimidāt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin timidus, timid; see timid .] in·tim′i·dat′ing·ly adv. in·tim′i·da′tion n.
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