intimidation

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 References

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[edit] Etymology

< Mediaeval Latin as if *intimidatio < intimidare (“‘to intimidate’”); see intimidate.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

[edit] Noun

intimidation (plural intimidations)

1. 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.

[edit] Related terms

• intimidate
• intimidating
• intimidatingly

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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