What does browbeat mean?
Definitions for browbeat
ˈbraʊˌbitbrow·beat
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Princeton's WordNet
strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push aroundverb
be bossy towards
"Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"
browbeat, bully, swaggerverb
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
Wiktionary
browbeatverb
To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Browbeatverb
To depress with severe brows, and stern or lofty looks.
Etymology: from brow and beat.
It is not for a magistrate to frown upon, and browbeat those who are hearty and exact in their ministry; and, with a grave, insignificant nod, to call a resolved zeal, want of prudence. South.
What man will voluntarily expose himself to the imperious browbeatings and scorns of great men? Roger L'Estrange.
Count Tariff endeavoured to browbeat the plaintiff, while he was speaking; but though he was not so imprudent as the count, he was every whit as sturdy. Addison.
I will not be browbeaten by the supercilious looks of my adversaries, who now stand cheek by jowl by your worship. Scriblerus Club , Mart. Scriblerus.
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browbeat
Browbeat refers to the act of intimidating or bullying someone, typically into doing something, through stern looks or words. It involves pressuring or coercively influencing someone using aggressive or overpowering tactics.
Webster Dictionary
Browbeat
of Browbeat
Browbeatverb
to depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of browbeat in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of browbeat in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of browbeat in a Sentence
To browbeat somebody for just having a question or speak down to someone because they have a concern. To say that they're irrational or they don't understand who we are as a nation, or something like that. Yeah, it doesn't help. It hurts, what would help, and I think this was a universal message in the meeting we just had -- on both sides of the aisle, I might add -- is that someone needs to explain clearly to the American people the processes we go through before we admit refugees.
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- сплашвамBulgarian
- intimidarCatalan, Valencian
- zastrašovatCzech
- einschüchternGerman
- αποπαίρνωGreek
- intimidarSpanish
- tyrannisoida, pomottaa, pelotellaFinnish
- intimiderFrench
- sàraichScottish Gaelic
- לְהַפחִידHebrew
- intimideren, inschuchterenDutch
- zastraszać, zastraszyćPolish
- запугивать, наводить страх, пугать, стращатьRussian
- köra med, tyranniseraSwedish
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