browbeat

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action d'intimider ou de contraindre quelqu'un à faire quelque chose, souvent par des paroles ou un comportement brusques ou menaçants.

A verb used to indicate the act of intimidating or bullying someone into doing something, often through harsh or threatening words or behavior.

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1. Intimidate or DomineerC1formal

   To try to force someone to do something by threatening them or acting in a very aggressive and superior way.

   Intimider ou tyranniser

   • The manager tried to browbeat his employees into working overtime without pay.
   • She refused to be browbeaten by the aggressive salesman.
   • The witness was browbeaten by the lawyer during the cross-examination.

   Synonymesbulldozebullycowdomineerintimidateoverbearpressurestrong-armtyrannize

   Antonymescoaxencourageenticepersuadeurge

2. Discourage or FrightenC1formal

   To frighten or discourage someone with threats or a domineering manner.

   Intimider

   • The bully browbeat the younger children into giving him their lunch money.
   • He felt browbeaten by the constant criticism from his boss.
   • The dictator browbeat the population into submission.

   Synonymesbulldozebullycowdauntfrightenintimidateoppressoverawetyrannize

   Antonymescomfortencourageinspirereassure