Meanings
plural intimidations
- countableuncountableThe act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.
1 more example
It broadly includes all the people with specific recognition for none, and the highest consecration we can make today is a committal of the Republican party to that saving constitutionalism which contemplates all America as one people and holds just government free from influence on the one hand, and unmoved by intimidation on the other.
1920, Warren G. Harding, Liberty Under the Law
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
nouna communication that makes you afraid to try something
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Frenchintimidation
- Englishintimidation
From intimidate + -ion. Compare French intimidation; perhaps modeled on it.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَرْهِيب, تَخْوِيف
- تَرْهِيب (tarhīb)act of making timid or fearful
- تَخْوِيف (taḵwīf)act of making timid or fearful
- تَهْوِيل (tahwīl)act of making timid or fearful
- تَهْدِيد (tahdīd)act of making timid or fearful
Bulgarian спла́шване, запла́шване
- спла́шване (splášvane)act of making timid or fearful
- запла́шване (zaplášvane)act of making timid or fearful
Catalan intimidació
- intimidacióact of making timid or fearful
Chinese Mandarin 恐嚇 /恐吓, 威嚇 /威吓
- 恐嚇 /恐吓 (kǒnghè)act of making timid or fearful
- 威嚇 /威吓 (wēihè)act of making timid or fearful
- 脅迫 /胁迫 (xiépò)act of making timid or fearful
Czech zastrašování
- zastrašováníact of making timid or fearful
Dutch intimidatie
- intimidatieact of making timid or fearful
Finnish pelottelu, uhkailu
- pelotteluact of making timid or fearful
- uhkailuact of making timid or fearful
French intimidation
- intimidationact of making timid or fearful
German Einschüchterung
- Einschüchterungact of making timid or fearful
Hungarian megfélemlítés
- megfélemlítésact of making timid or fearful
Indonesian intimidasi
- intimidasiact of making timid or fearful
Italian intimidazione
- intimidazioneact of making timid or fearful
Japanese 脅迫, 脅威
- 脅迫 (kyōhaku)act of making timid or fearful
- 脅威 (kyōi)act of making timid or fearful
- 恫喝 (dōkatsu)act of making timid or fearful
Korean 협박, 위협
- 협박 (hyeopbak)act of making timid or fearful
- 위협 (wihyeop)act of making timid or fearful
Polish zastraszenie
- zastraszenieact of making timid or fearful
Portuguese intimidação
- intimidaçãoact of making timid or fearful
Romanian intimidare
- intimidareact of making timid or fearful
Russian запу́гивание, устраше́ние
- запу́гивание (zapúgivanije)act of making timid or fearful
- устраше́ние (ustrašénije)act of making timid or fearful
Slovak zastrašovanie
- zastrašovanieact of making timid or fearful
Spanish intimidación
- intimidaciónact of making timid or fearful
Ukrainian заля́кування, застра́шування
- заля́кування (zaljákuvannja)act of making timid or fearful
- застра́шування (zastrášuvannja)act of making timid or fearful
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with intimidation
Cite this entry
intimidation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intimidation
“intimidation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intimidation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intimidation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intimidation.
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