noun
1. the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something (Freq. 2)
• Syn: ↑bullying
• Derivationally related forms: ↑intimidate
• Hypernyms: ↑aggression
• Hyponyms: ↑terrorization, ↑terrorisation, ↑frightening
2. the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
• Hypernyms: ↑discouragement, ↑disheartenment, ↑dismay
3. the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid
• Derivationally related forms: ↑intimidate
• Hypernyms: ↑fear, ↑fearfulness, ↑fright
4. a communication that makes you afraid to try something
• Syn: ↑determent, ↑deterrence
• Derivationally related forms: ↑intimidate, ↑deter (for: ↑deterrence), ↑deter (for: ↑determent)
• Hypernyms: ↑discouragement
Useful english dictionary. 2012.