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Meaning of 'browbeat' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Browbeat [ imp.]
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2 . Browbeat [ v. t.]
- To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses.

Meaning of 'browbeat' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . browbeat [ v]
Meaning (1):
- be bossy towards
Example in sentence:
  • Her big brother always bullied her when she was young

Nearby Words:

broach broached broacher broaching broad broad church broad gauge broad seal broad-brimmed broad-horned

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