单词	browbeaten
释义	browbeat verb brow·​beat ˈbrau̇-ˌbēt  browbeat; browbeaten ˈbrau̇-ˈbē-tᵊn  or browbeat; browbeating transitive verb : to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully likes to browbeat the waitstaff Synonyms blackjack bogart bulldoze bully bullyrag cow hector intimidate strong-arm See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences His father likes to browbeat waiters and waitresses. they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried Recent Examples on the Web There is little reason to believe that the EU or the US can browbeat developing countries to join in the anti-Russia sanctions. Tilak Doshi, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 My siblings invited me out to visit them and proceeded to browbeat me into leaving him. Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 16 June 2022 On Tuesday this column noted the valiant attempt by a Washington Post columnist to browbeat consumers into feeling guilty for wanting products to be available on store shelves. James Freeman, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021 And there were people like Malcolm who browbeat kids into adopting extremist beliefs. Cecilia D'anastasio, Wired, 10 June 2021 The left, in this light, is not simply advocating equality of people regardless of their backgrounds; it’s a cabal seeking to marginalize and browbeat white people for having created a bigoted society that does not actually exist. Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 29 May 2021 Instead, Chinese internet companies are using the threat of government action to browbeat their rivals, my colleague Li Yuan wrote in her latest column. New York Times, 29 Apr. 2021 Congress routinely imposes conditions on states that receive federal funds, but whatever the extent of Congress’s power to browbeat or cajole states, the tax mandate falls well short of the clarity that federal courts require. Robert Alt, WSJ, 7 May 2021 But rather than trying to browbeat Manchin into submission, Biden appears, according to The New York Times, to be making a go of crafting infrastructure legislation that 10 Republicans could support. Zachary B. Wolf, CNN, 12 Apr. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1581, in the meaning defined above browbeaten 1 of 2 adjective as in cowed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cowed intimidated bullied hectored persecuted oppressed crushed downtrodden abused tyrannized mistreated maltreated dispirited disheartened abject despairing downcast hopeless browbeaten 2 of 2 verb variants or browbeat past participle of browbeat as in intimidated to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried Synonyms & Similar Words intimidated bullied frightened harassed cowed scared threatened hectored coerced bulldozed strong-armed bullyragged bogarted badgered spooked blackjacked terrified picked on ballyragged terrorized blustered shocked pressured alarmed hounded horrified forced dragooned upset menaced startled bludgeoned compelled demoralized made obliged constrained trash-talked perturbed disquieted affrighted unnerved disconcerted pressed distressed disturbed discomposed pushed around alarumed unmanned psyched (out) Antonyms & Near Antonyms reassured comforted cheered consoled encouraged persuaded soothed emboldened convinced heartened solaced steeled See More
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