Browbeat
/ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/ verb
verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way. transitive
"Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson."
- 2 discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate wordnet
- 3 be bossy towards wordnet
Example
More examples"He browbeat her into accepting it."
Etymology
From brow + beat.