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browbeaten


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  browbeat 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  browbeat 
 
  Sense  1 
  strong-arm,  bully,  browbeat,  bullyrag,  ballyrag,  boss  around  hector,  push  around 
  =>  tyrannize,  domineer 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  browbeat 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  browbeat 
 
  Sense  1 
  strong-arm,  bully,  browbeat,  bullyrag,  ballyrag,  boss  around  hector,  push  around 
  =>  tyrannize,  domineer 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  browbeat 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  browbeat 
 
  2  senses  of  browbeat 
 
  Sense  1 
  strong-arm,  bully,  browbeat,  bullyrag,  ballyrag,  boss  around  hector,  push  around 
  =>  intimidate 
 
  Sense  2 
  browbeat,  bully,  swagger 
  =>  wheedle,  cajole,  palaver,  blarney,  coax,  sweet-talk,  inveigle 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  browbeat 
 
  browbeat  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  browbeat 
 
  Sense  1 
  strong-arm,  bully,  browbeat,  bullyrag,  ballyrag,  boss  around  hector,  push  around 
  =>  intimidate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  browbeat,  bully,  swagger 
  =>  wheedle,  cajole,  palaver,  blarney,  coax,  sweet-talk,  inveigle 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  browbeat 
 
  The  verb  browbeat  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  strong-arm,  bully,  browbeat,  bullyrag,  ballyrag,  boss  around  hector,  push  around  --  (be  bossy  towards;  "Her  big  brother  always  bullied  her  when  she  was  young") 
  2.  browbeat,  bully,  swagger  --  (discourage  or  frighten  with  threats  or  a  domineering  manner;  intimidate) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  browbeaten 
 
  The  adj  browbeaten  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  browbeaten,  bullied,  cowed,  hangdog,  intimidated  --  (frightened  into  submission  or  compliance) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  browbeaten 
 
  1  sense  of  browbeaten 
 
  Sense  1 
  browbeaten,  bullied,  cowed,  hangdog,  intimidated 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  afraid)  ->  unafraid,  fearless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  browbeaten 
 
  1  sense  of  browbeaten 
 
  Sense  1 
  browbeaten,  bullied,  cowed,  hangdog,  intimidated 
  =>  afraid(prenominal)  (vs.  unafraid) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  browbeaten 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  browbeaten 
 
  browbeaten  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  browbeaten 
  browbeaten 
 
  Overview  of  verb  browbeat 
 
  The  verb  browbeat  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  strong-arm,  bully,  browbeat,  bullyrag,  ballyrag,  boss  around  hector,  push  around  --  (be  bossy  towards;  "Her  big  brother  always  bullied  her  when  she  was  young") 
  2.  browbeat,  bully,  swagger  --  (discourage  or  frighten  with  threats  or  a  domineering  manner;  intimidate) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  browbeaten 
 
  The  adj  browbeaten  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  browbeaten,  bullied,  cowed,  hangdog,  intimidated  --  (frightened  into  submission  or  compliance) 



browbeaten definition