资料来源 : pyDict
恐吓;胁迫;威吓
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Intimidation \In*tim`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intimidation.]
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.
资料来源 : WordNet®
intimidation
n 1: the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do
something [syn: {bullying}]
2: the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's
superior fame or wealth or status etc.
3: the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid
or timid
4: a communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn:
{determent}, {deterrence}]