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browbeat

brow·beat
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [brou-beet]
    • /ˈbraʊˌbit/
    • /ˈbraʊ.biːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [brou-beet]
    • /ˈbraʊˌbit/

Definitions of browbeat word

  • verb browbeat If someone tries to browbeat you, they try to force you to do what they want. 3
  • verb browbeat to discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate 3
  • verb transitive browbeat to intimidate with harsh, stern looks and talk; bully 3
  • verb with object browbeat to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully: They browbeat him into agreeing. 1
  • transitive verb browbeat bully, coerce 1
  • verb browbeat (Transitive Verb) To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way. 0

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Origin of browbeat

First appearance:

before 1575
One of the 34% oldest English words
First recorded in 1575-85; brow + beat

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Browbeat

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

browbeat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

browbeat usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for browbeat

verb browbeat

  • bully — A bully is someone who uses their strength or power to hurt or frighten other people.
  • hector — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
  • intimidate — to make timid; fill with fear.
  • coerce — If you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.
  • harass — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.

Antonyms for browbeat

verb browbeat

  • assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
  • aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
  • coax — If you coax someone into doing something, you gently try to persuade them to do it.
  • compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
  • praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.

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