What does intimidating mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. daunting, intimidatingadjective

    discouraging through fear

Wiktionary

  1. intimidatingadjective

    threatening

Wikipedia

  1. intimidating

    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.

ChatGPT

  1. intimidating

    Intimidating refers to causing fear, awe, or feeling of inferiority in another person through one's behavior, attitude, power, influence, or appearance. This can involve making another person feel threatened, nervous, or unease due to perceived potential harm, either physically or psychologically.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Intimidating

    of Intimidate

Editors Contribution

  1. intimidating

    Intimidating: Something that makes one uncomfortable. Making one intimidated with fear, anger, or curiosity.


    Submitted by willjcool on December 4, 2020  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of intimidating in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of intimidating in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of intimidating in a Sentence

  1. Andrea Frantz:

    There has been a chilling effect in terms of public engagement on issues, and when you think about what a caucus is, especially a face-to-face caucus, it can be a very intimidating process.

  2. Zach Nunn:

    As a country, we should be supporting veterans who want to continue their service instead of harassing and intimidating them, i strongly support bipartisan efforts being undertaken by the House Armed Services Committee to protect our service members and hold criminal actors accountable.

  3. Warren Zevon:

    I missed jazz, kind of. And by the time I came to it in life, it was too intimidating to enjoy thoroughly.

  4. David Kopel:

    The Panthers' arms-carrying was often intended to be intimidating, that's one difference between the Panthers and modern open-carry activists. The latter are attempting to convey the message that they are harmless and peaceful.

  5. Marie Yovanovitch:

    I can't speak to what the president is trying to do, but I think the effect is to be intimidating.

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