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intimidated
[ in-tim-i-dey-tid ]
adjective
- made afraid; frightened, especially by the threats or aggression of another:
The policy, which applies to all police officers, spells out special measures to identify and protect vulnerable and intimidated witnesses.
- timid or anxious, especially at the prospect of difficulty or risk; daunted:
Even after the intensive six-week workshop we all attended, I felt somewhat intimidated given the scope of the task before me.
- overawed or cowed, as through force of personality or by superior display of wealth, talent, rank, etc.:
I am not from a posh background, and felt very intimidated being in the House of Lords at Westminster.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of intimidate ( def ).
Other Words From
- un·in·tim·i·dat·ed adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of intimidated1
Example Sentences
While a door may seem intimidating at first, it’s a surprisingly straightforward project.
O’Farrell is not intimidated by the presence of the Bard’s canon or the paucity of the historical record, and she makes no effort to lard her pages with intimations of his genius or cute allusions to his plays.
No event has crowds that inspire or intimidate players — even great ones — more than the roars and groans at the Masters, especially in Amen Corner.
Which is why it was so strikingly worrisome when local election managers had to call the police on a purported “voter protection” volunteer who they accused of intimidating and misleading voters.
It is illegal in all 50 states for citizens to loiter around polling places and intimidate voters, meaning the President was urging his supporters to commit a federal crime.
I would have told them, ‘Do not get into a pattern in which you’re intimidated by these kinds of criminal attacks.
They also feel intimidated by all the technology that purveyors of conventional wisdom claim patients are demanding.
I have been fascinated by wine for many years and sometimes intimidated by wine.
Is it possible that Sclove felt pressured or intimidated in ways Kopin did not notice or understand?
Mendoza then approached Colombian contractors, but they were far too intimidated by the ever-present menace of Escobar.
The Sahoukar shrank back intimidated, and raising my voice I proceeded.
Nevertheless, there was a chance that by vigorous and sustained action the enemy might be not only impeded, but intimidated.
The old black mammy was lovable and affectionate, but she intimidated man with many a superstition.
This reasoning mollified the parent, besides Lin had a gleam in her eyes that intimidated him.
Spain has not made a treaty, but be not deceived nor intimidated, all is safe in that quarter.
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