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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
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
4: a communication that makes you afraid to try something [syn:
{determent}, {deterrence}]
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