Definitions for Intimidation
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bullying, intimidationnoun

   the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something

2. intimidationnoun

   the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.

3. intimidationnoun

   the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid

4. determent, deterrence, intimidationnoun

   a communication that makes you afraid to try something

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. intimidationnoun

   The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation.

2. Etymology: From as if *, from intimidare; see intimidate.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intimidation

   Intimidation is to "make timid or make fearful"; or to induce fear. This includes intentional behaviors of forcing another person to experience general discomfort such as humiliation, embarrassment, inferiority, limited freedom, etc and the victim might be targeted based on multiple factors like gender, race, class, skin color, competency, knowledge, wealth, temperament, etc. Intimidation is done for making the other person submissive (also known as cowing), to destabilize/undermine the other, to force compliance, to hide one's insecurities, to socially valorize oneself, etc. There are active and passive coping mechanisms against intimidation that include, and not limited to not letting the intimidator cross your personal space, addressing their behavior directly, avoiding the person, being gingerly around them, honing breakaway skills, etc. Victims of intimidation would reasonably develop apprehension, experience fear of injury or harm, etc from the unwanted behaviors or tools of intimidation that include, and not limited to, condescending, rudeness, sarcasm, disrespecting, patronizing, degrading, disparaging, etc. However, it is not legally necessary to prove that the behavior caused the victim to experience terror or panic.Intimidation as a political process is done through national level threats to compel or deter another country to operate in ways the intimidating country wants it to be, an example of political intimidation is putting an embargo on items that the target country depends through import for forcing their compliance. Certain second and third world countries use terrorism as an intimidation tactic. "A terroristic threat is a crime generally involving a threat to commit violence communicated with the intent to terrorize other." Personal intimidation is considered to be a management strategy to signal/inform potential rivals that they may face significant consequences if they act against the person in charge/management or to get workers in line. Certain forms of intimidation like sexual and racial ones are considered as criminal offense in several civilized countries.

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1. intimidation

   Intimidation refers to the act of instilling fear or threatening someone in order to make them do something, compel their obedience, or deter them from doing something. This act usually involves a perceived threat of harm or adverse consequences. It's commonly used to manipulate or control another person's behavior or actions and it can involve physical, emotional, or psychological methods.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Intimidationnoun

   the act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were kept from the polls by intimidation

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. intimidation.]

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1. Intimidation

   Intimidation is intentional behavior that "would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" fear of injury or harm. It's not necessary to prove that the behavior was so violent as to cause terror or that the victim was actually frightened. Criminal threatening is the crime of intentionally or knowingly putting another person in fear of imminent bodily injury. "Threat of harm generally involves a perception of injury...physical or mental damage...act or instance of injury, or a material and detriment or loss to a person." "A terroristic threat is a crime generally involving a threat to commit violence communicated with the intent to terrorize other."

Matched Categories

1. • Discouragement
   • Fearfulness

How to pronounce Intimidation?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Intimidation in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Intimidation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Intimidation in a Sentence

1. Charles Howell III:

   Tiger Woods was the reason that working out become popular, these( younger) guys, it's like they used him as a benchmark. When I came out, Tiger Woods had this massive intimidation factor. Now it's like Tiger Woods is the one who pushed them along and trained them. The dynamic is weird, but probably a guy my age would be more intimidated by Tiger Woods than a guy who is just now coming out.

2. Fort Trump:

   Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation, that is why we congratulate European states, such as Poland, for leading the construction of a Baltic pipeline so that nations are not dependent on Russia to meet their energy needs. Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course.

3. Hanan Yadin:

   I am not sure that anyone can stop this completely, this is a warfare game, psychological warfare – to instill fear and intimidation among the targets. It is also an effective and cheap tool to instigate and to recruit.

4. Elijah Cummings:

   It is unacceptable for anyone -- including the President -- to try to bully or intimidate our witnesses, to try to get them not to testify, to try to scare or threaten their family members, or to try to interfere with Congress' search for the truth, house Oversight Committee has a long and bipartisan history of protecting the ability of witnesses to provide their information to us without even the appearance of intimidation or retaliation.

5. State Department:

   Numerous reports of the police using excessive force, obstruction and dispersal of opposition rallies, and intimidation and arrest of journalists have contributed to an electoral climate of fear and intimidation, and raise questions about the fairness of the process.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Intimidation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Intimidation
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intimidation
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Intimidation
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Intimidation