Intimidate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make timid or fearful

to compel or deter by or as if by threats

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪntˈɪmᵻdˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪntˈɪmɪdˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪntˈɪmɪdˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪntˈɪmᵻdˌeɪt/.

Examples

Her boss intimidates her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

restrain

Parts of Speech

verb	make timid or fearful “Her boss intimidates her”
verb	to compel or deter by or as if by threats

Word Forms

intimidation	noun	the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
restrainer	noun	a person who directs and restrains

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einschüchtern

schüchtern oder ängstlich machen

🇫🇷French

intimider

rendre timide ou craintif

🇪🇸Spanish

intimidar

hacer tímido o temeroso

🇮🇹Italian

intimidire

rendere timido o pauroso

🇳🇱Dutch

intimideren

timide of angstig maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

intimidar

tornar tímido ou medroso

🇷🇺Russian

запугать

сделать робким или боязливым

India

🇮🇳Hindi

धमकाना

डरपोक या डरपोक बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ভয় দেখানো

ভীতু বা ভীতু করা

🇮🇳Tamil

மிரட்டும்

பயமுறுத்தும் அல்லது பயமுறுத்தும்

🇮🇳Telugu

భయపెట్టు

పిరికి లేదా భయపడేలా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

धमकावणे

भित्रा किंवा भयभीत करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડરાવવું

ડરપોક અથવા ડરપોક બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆದರಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಅಂಜುಬುರುಕವಾಗಿರುವ ಅಥವಾ ಭಯಪಡುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭയപ്പെടുത്തുക

ഭീരുത്വമോ ഭയമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਰਾਉਣਾ

ਡਰਪੋਕ ਜਾਂ ਡਰਾਉਣਾ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈرانا

ڈرپوک یا خوفزدہ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

威吓

使胆怯或害怕

🇯🇵Japanese

脅迫する

臆病にしたり怖がらせたりする

🇰🇷Korean

협박하다

소심하게 만들거나 두려워하게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hăm dọa

làm cho rụt rè hoặc sợ hãi

🇹🇭Thai

ข่มขู่

ทำให้ขี้อายหรือหวาดกลัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengancam

membuat malu atau takut

🇵🇭Filipino

takutin

maging mahiyain o matakot

🇲🇾Malay

menakut-nakutkan

membuat malu atau takut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخويف

جعل خجولا أو خائفا

🇮🇷Persian

مرعوب کردن

ترسو یا ترسو شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

gözdağı

çekingen veya korkulu yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהָטִיל אֵימָה

להתבייש או לפחד

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The primary meaning of 'intimidate' is 'make timid or fearful'.

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Using 'intimidate' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'intimidate' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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