what does browbeat mean?
BROWBEAT as VERB
- Meaning
- discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner
- intimidate
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Hypernyms(s) browbeat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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Usage Example(s)
- Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
Hypernyms(s) browbeat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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