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- DictionaryIn·tim·i·da·tion/inˌtiməˈdāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated: "the intimidation of witnesses and jurors"
noun [ U ] uk / ɪnˌtɪm.ɪˈdeɪ.ʃ ə n / us / ɪnˌtɪm.əˈdeɪ.ʃ ə n / Add to word list. the action of frightening or threatening someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do: The campaign of violence and intimidation against them intensifies daily.
noun. the act of inducing fear or awe: The true motive of most street harassment is intimidation. the act or process of attempting to force or deter an action by inducing fear: She spoke passionately about the violence and intimidation suffered by African Americans in Mississippi seeking to register to vote.
The meaning of INTIMIDATE is to make timid or fearful : frighten; especially : to compel or deter by or as if by threats. How to use intimidate in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Intimidate.
Intimidation can refer to the act of making someone feel timid or afraid — like what you sometimes do to your brother — or it can also refer to that fearful feeling itself. Intimidation might make members of a jury hesitate to convict a defendant.
Intimidation is a behaviour and legal wrong which usually involves deterring or coercing an individual by threat of violence. [1] [2] It is in various jurisdictions a crime and a civil wrong ( tort ). Intimidation is similar to menacing, coercion, terrorizing [3] and assault in the traditional sense. [note 1]
intimidation. the act of frightening or threatening somebody so that they will do what you want. Definition of intimidation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. To make timid; fill with fear: The size of the opposing players intimidated us. 2. To coerce or deter, as with threats: The police intimidated the suspect into signing a false statement. [Medieval Latin intimidāre, intimidāt- : Latin in-, causative pref.; see in-2 + Latin timidus, timid; see timid .] in·tim′i·dat′ing·ly adv. in·tim′i·da′tion n.
