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browbeat

/ˈbraʊbiːt/verb

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verbbrowbeat, browbeaten
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb (into sth/into doing sth)

    to frighten or threaten somebody in order to make them do something

    धौंस जमाना, डरा-धमकाकर कुछ करवाना

    • The witness said she had been browbeaten into signing the statement.
    • Don't let them browbeat you.

    Synonyms bully intimidate coerce cow pressurize

    Opposite coax persuade gently encourage

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

bully intimidate coerce cow pressurize

Antonyms

coax persuade gently encourage

§Grammar and usage

Browbeat somebody into doing something (not 'browbeat somebody to do something').

Browbeat somebody into doing something सही है ('browbeat somebody to do something' गलत है)।

The past tense is browbeat and the past participle is browbeaten.

इसका past tense browbeat और past participle browbeaten है।