browbeat

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Pronunciation

• (RP, America) IPA: /ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/

Verb

browbeat (browbeats, present participle browbeating; past browbeat, past participle browbeaten)

1. (transitive) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

   Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson.

Synonyms

• (to bully in an intimidating way) bully, cow, domineer, intimidate

Related terms

• browbeater

Translations

• French: intimider, brusquer
• German: einschüchtern
• Italian: intimidire
• Portuguese: intimidar
• Russian: запу́гивать
• Spanish: intimidar

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