intimidation

noun

Definition of intimidationnext
as in fear

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  1. fear
  2. threat
  3. violence
  4. coercion
  5. menace
  6. terror
  7. terrorism
  8. pressure
Noun
  • Two donors traveling with the program faced a deeper fear, grappling with the reality that their home in the fire zone might not withstand the flames — a fear later confirmed.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Over the course of 24 hours, the pair discuss fellow luminaries, navigate existential fears, and reflect on the joys and struggles of being an artist.
    Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of fear
Noun
  • This included swiftly addressing pro-Palestine protests that threatened student safety on campus, as well as implementing statewide law enforcement training to better assess and respond to threats against Jewish communities.
    Beth Bailey, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz sent a warning to President-elect Trump over border rules as the incoming president continues his threat of taking over Greenland.
    Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of threat
Noun
  • In two particular cases, creators supposedly threatened to hang themselves and commit acts of violence live on Pump.Fun.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Since the Hamas terror attacks of October 7, Canadian cities have been disgraced by anti-Semitic incidents of accelerating violence.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of violence
Noun
  • Washington retains the capacity to employ economic coercion, diplomatic isolation, and even military force to quash serious efforts by developing countries to challenge U.S. preferences.
    Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Terrorism is considered an act that is intended to: intimidate or coerce a civilian population; influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coercion; or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassination, or kidnapping.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of coercion
Noun
  • Lead, a powerful neurotoxin, remains a public health menace today.
    Evan Bush, NBC News, 7 Jan. 2025
  • And Tamin Lipsey is a menace in passing lanes, averaging 2.4 steals behind aggressive defense.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of menace
Noun
  • Already this year, members of the team were dispatched to New Orleans following the New Year’s terror attack and to Las Vegas in response to the Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump hotel.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Fighting began in Gaza began on Oct. 7, 2023, when the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out a terror attack on Israel in which 1,200 people were killed.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of terror
Noun
  • But threats from domestic violent extremists — those already present in the country, radicalized by ideologies of terrorism, hate, false narratives, anti-government sentiment or simple personal grievances — have only increased.
    Michael Wilner, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Biden has removed certain economic penalties on Cuba and took it off a list of state sponsors of terrorism on January 14, a move criticized by Trump's new envoy for Latin America.
    Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
Definition of terrorism
Noun
  • There’s insurmountable pressure to look and dress a certain way.
    Shradha Shahani, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Love can improve his decision making, but a better offensive scheme can also relieve some of that pressure to perform perfectly at all times.
    Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of pressure
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