bullying, intimidation
(noun) the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
determent, deterrence, intimidation
(noun) a communication that makes you afraid to try something
intimidation
(noun) the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
intimidation
(noun) the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone’s superior fame or wealth or status etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intimidation (countable and uncountable, plural intimidations)
The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated
Source: Wiktionary
In*tim`i*da"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. intimidation.]
Definition: 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. The king carried his measures in Parliament by intimidation. Paley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 September 2024
(noun) a beginning from which an enterprise is launched; “he uses other people’s ideas as a springboard for his own”; “reality provides the jumping-off point for his illusions”; “the point of departure of international comparison cannot be an institution but must be the function it carries out”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
