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adjective

Definition of browbeatingnext
as in bullying

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browbeating

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noun

as in coercion

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browbeating

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verb

present participle of browbeat
as in intimidating
to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats they would often browbeat the younger child until he cried

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for browbeating
  1. bullying
  2. coercion
  3. intimidating
  4. ascetic
  5. pressure
  6. unflinching
  7. obstinate
  8. arm-twisting
Adjective
  • For instance, kids scored lower on standardized tests in schools with a lot of bullying than kids in schools with effective anti-bullying programs.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 31 July 2024
  • The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham has reached out about providing funding for mental health and anti-bullying programs, and the board has also received offers from external agencies to help with their threat assessment protocol, DeShazo said.
    al, al, 4 Oct. 2022
Definition of bullying
Noun
  • Washington retains the capacity to employ economic coercion, diplomatic isolation, and even military force to quash serious efforts by developing countries to challenge U.S. preferences.
    Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Terrorism is considered an act that is intended to: intimidate or coerce a civilian population; influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion; or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination, or kidnapping.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of coercion
Verb
  • This new era of AI can feel intimidating for the limited, human life forms that created it.
    Marc Zao-Sanders, Harvard Business Review, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Only six years older than Crystal, the comedian still found Scorsese intimidating.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of intimidating
Adjective
  • From afar, there’s certainly something of the guru or the ascetic about Martin, something highly therapized and slightly otherworldly.
    Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Growing vegetables and seemingly delighted with the ascetic life, Orwell based himself in a bedroom of Barnhill to consider his life’s purpose and to write the most powerful and disturbing novel of the twentieth century, 1984.
    Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of ascetic
Noun
  • Print this article The global denim industry will have to navigate the complexities of sustainability, innovation, and economic pressures in 2025.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Technology takes center stage as the primary driver of higher spending; about 70% of bankers plan to bolster their tech budgets to meet evolving customer expectations and address competitive pressures.
    Paul Davis, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of pressure
Adjective
  • But the show is slick and unflinching, embracing the complex, ambiguous nature of its story and characters.
    refinery29.com, refinery29.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Corruption Uncovered will debut on December 6 across digital streaming platforms, offering listeners a compelling and unflinching look into the cracks within the justice system.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of unflinching
Adjective
  • Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin were obstinate, colorful negotiators.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 30 Dec. 2024
  • The Founding generation also worried that older men were more inflexible, obstinate, uninterested in change, and stuck in their ways—all leadership qualities at odds with the experimentation needed for representative government.
    Rebecca Brannon / Made by History, TIME, 3 July 2024
Definition of obstinate
Noun
  • Israel, often skeptical of UN solutions, would likely need some convincing to back a trusteeship, up to and including the type of U.S. arm-twisting seen recently over weapons shipments.
    Lloyd Axworthy, Foreign Affairs, 15 May 2024
  • After some arm-twisting by Mottola, the Recording Academy invited Martin to perform at the 41st Grammy Awards.
    Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
Definition of arm-twisting
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