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Definition of browbeat

discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
be bossy towards; "Her big brother always bullied her when she was young"

Similar Words: bully, swagger, strong-arm, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around

Hyponyms: tyrannize, tyrannise, domineer

Derivational Morphology: bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo

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