intimidation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something
noun the feeling of discouragement in the face of someone's superior fame or wealth or status etc.
noun the feeling of being intimidated; being made to feel afraid or timid

From intimidate + -ion. Compare French intimidation; perhaps modeled on it.

He resolved to attempt intimidation. — Paul the Peddler; Or, The Fortunes of a Young Street Merchant, Horatio, Jr. Alger
They specialize in assaults, intimidation, and the like. — The case-book of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle
The pilot, after trying reason in vain, attempted intimidation. — The Problem of China, Bertrand Russell

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