The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
INTIMIDATION
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
Etymology
Noun
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
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OBLIGATE
(adjective) restricted to a particular condition of life; “an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of oxygen”
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