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View definitions for browbeating

browbeating

noun as in coercion

noun as in intimidation

noun as in war of nerves

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He’d rather sleep late than wake up before dawn for a grueling day of fixing cars under his brother’s browbeating supervision.

She often used a combination of charm and intense browbeating to convince the most reluctant members of the community to speak out in print or on TV.

From BBC

Most of Trump's browbeating of his defense attorneys is probably not visible to the jury.

From Salon

Representatives for the writers described it as a “lecture” and a browbeating session in which they were pressured to accept an Aug. 11 proposal from the AMPTP.

If Chew can take any consolation from Thursday’s hearing, it’s that congressional browbeating of tech companies are far more common than congressional action against them.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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