intimidation
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Medieval Latin as if *intimidatio, from intimidare (“to intimidate”); see intimidate.
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
[edit] Noun
intimidation (plural intimidations)
- The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation.
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[edit] Translations
act of making timid or fearful
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[edit] References
- intimidation in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- intimidation in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
