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intimidated
[ in-tim-i-dey-tid ]
adjective
- made afraid; frightened, especially by the threats or aggression of another:
The policy, which applies to all police officers, spells out special measures to identify and protect vulnerable and intimidated witnesses.
- timid or anxious, especially at the prospect of difficulty or risk; daunted:
Even after the intensive six-week workshop we all attended, I felt somewhat intimidated given the scope of the task before me.
- overawed or cowed, as through force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, rank, etc.:
I am not from a posh background, and felt very intimidated being in the House of Lords at Westminster.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of intimidate ( def ).
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of intimidated1
Example Sentences
That man is wearing a Jesse Jackson for President hat, but he’s too intimidated to step in.
Italy's hard-line deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, also took to social media: "We are not intimidated... full speed ahead, my friend!"
"Competing against the top 160 American players, along with a handful of prospects from places like China, France, Australia, Canada and Russia, Kobe was intimidated by no-one."
Victims’ friends and relatives, too, are often harassed and intimidated by police, and threatened if they speak out.
Wilson added that she isn’t intimidated by the “pathetic man-child†and the massive amount of power he’s usurped both as the world’s richest man and a close advisor to Trump.
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