intimidateverb [ T ]
uk/ɪnˈtɪm.ɪ.deɪt/us/ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/to frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do:
They were intimidated into accepting a pay cut by the threat of losing their jobs.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dangers and threats
- baneful
- black spot
- brinkmanship
- calculated risk
- chance
- darkly
- desperately
- dodgy
- gamble
- hazard
- hazardous
- hazmat
- high-risk
- hostage
- poisoned chalice
- precarious
- pull
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk
- treacherous
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intimidation
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˌtɪm.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃən/us/ɪnˌtɪm.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/
The campaign of violence and intimidation against them intensifies daily.