Definition for Intimidation:

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

Synonyms for Intimidation:

• n.

  •
  • warn.
  •bullying (noun)
  • frightening,
  • threatening,
  • one-upmanship,
  • Cowing,
  • terrorizing,
  • daunting,
  • awing,
  • Browbeating,
  • demoralizing.
  •coercion (noun)
  • force,
  • constraint,
  • menacing,
  • persuasion,
  • bullying,
  • duress,
  • restraint.
  •compulsion (noun)
  • compulsion,
  • urge,
  • motivation,
  • incitement,
  • stimulation,
  • pressure,
  • propulsion,
  • obligation.
  •demoralization (noun)
  • depression,
  • Subdual,
  • confusion.
  •determent (noun)
  • determent.
  •deterrence (noun)
  • deterrence.
  •dissuasion (noun)
  • derailment,
  • discouragement,
  • prevention,
  • dissuasion,
  • aversion,
  • banishment,
  • inhibition,
  • disinclination,
  • admonishment,
  • deflection,
  • diversion,
  • disheartenment.
  •fear (noun)
  • apprehension,
  • cowardice,
  • timidity,
  • fear,
  • alarm,
  • angst,
  • spinelessness,
  • faintheartedness,
  • agitation,
  • anxiety,
  • fright,
  • dread.
  •fulmination (noun)
  • philippic,
  • curse,
  • reprobation,
  • invective,
  • diatribe,
  • warning,
  • blast,
  • obloquy,
  • denunciation,
  • explosion,
  • discharge,
  • fulmination,
  • outburst.
  •scare tactics (noun)
  • ambush,
  • reign of terror.
  •sexual harassment (noun)
  • impropriety,
  • victimization.
  •terror (noun)
  • awe,
  • trepidation,
  • dismay,
  • consternation,
  • shock,
  • horror,
  • panic,
  • fearfulness.
  •threat (noun)
  • fix,
  • writing on the wall,
  • forewarning,
  • admonition,
  • foreboding,
  • portent,
  • hint,
  • monition,
  • impendence,
  • harassment,
  • bluff,
  • blackmail,
  • presage,
  • foreshadowing,
  • bluster,
  • omen.
  •war of nerves (noun)
  • psychological warfare,
  • saber-rattling.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • barbarism,
  • full-court press,
  • ferocity,
  • bloodlust,
  • road rage,
  • savagery,
  • thuggery,
  • saber rattling.
  •
  • misrule,
  • weapon.
  •
  • rage.

Paraphrases for Intimidation:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    bullying.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    bullying.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    threat.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    compulsion, deterrence, deterrent, persecution, duress, grooming.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    intimidate, harassment, coercion, terror, enticement, menace, terrorism, scare, fear.

Intimidation Sentence Examples:

• Public opinion wouldn't allow them actually to rob him of his ticket, but any humbug or intimidation by which he could be driven to sell the whole or part at an under value was lawful.

• V. Intimidation and withdrawal of the Conservatives.

Hyponym for Intimidation:

• n.

  • feeling
    fright, disheartenment, dismay, fear, fearfulness, discouragement.