Intimidation Meaning
/ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
Sentence Examples
That time, Fadil departed from his usual pattern of intimidation.
The reign of terror and intimidation should end in the occupied territories.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The atmosphere of ____ in the school made students afraid to express themselves.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company was accused of using ____ to prevent its employees from joining the local union.
Word Origin & History
From intimidate + -ion. Compare French intimidation; perhaps modeled on it.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"It broadly includes all the people with specific recognition for none, and the highest consecration we can make today is a committal of the Republican party to that saving constitutionalism which contemplates all America as one people and holds just government free from influence on the one hand, and unmoved by intimidation on the other."
— 1920, Warren G. Harding, Liberty Under the Law:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The atmosphere of ____ in the school made students afraid to express themselves.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company was accused of using ____ to prevent its employees from joining the local union.