intimidate

Meaning

To make timid or afraid; to cause to feel fear or nervousness; to deter, especially by threats of violence.

Synonyms

threaten

frighten

menace

scare

😨

cow

🐮

terrorize

browbeat

bully

overawe

daunt

endanger

coerce

force

pressure

startle

compel

terrify

alarm

harass

tyrannize

unnerve

scold

hector

loom

dragoon

bluff

bludgeon

appal

hound

horrify

harry

threat

suppress

reprove

press

restrain

domineer

rebuke

dismay

affright

disconcert

dash

💨

constrain

blame

clamp

🗜️

blackmail

annoy

admonish

hale

chill

Translations

einschüchtern

intimider

intimidire

intimidar

intimorire

intimidar

εκφοβίζω

menacer

intimideren

amedrentar

effrayer

bedreigen

dreigen

τρομάζω

bedrohen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈtɪmɪdeɪt/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin intimidātus, perfect passive participle of Latin intimidō (“to intimidate, terrify”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + timidus (“afraid, timid”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix); see timid.