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intimidation

/ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about intimidation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something.
  2. The feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
  3. The feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid.

Origin

From intimidate + -ion. Compare French intimidation; perhaps modeled on it.

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