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Definition of Browbeats

Browbeat
Browbeat Brow"beat`, v. t. [imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten; p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating.] 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. My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. --W. Irving.
Browbeat
Browbeat Brow"beat`, v. t. [imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten; p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating.] 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. My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. --W. Irving.

Meaning of Browbeats from wikipedia

- refusal to conform to the strict discipline of his school. Alois tried to browbeat his son into obedience, while Adolf did his best to be the opposite of...
- determination of a zealot, the drive of a fanatic, and the ability to convince or browbeat weaker persons by his singleness of purpose, imposing intensity, impersonal...
- although he felt his ministers had taken advantage of his inexperience to browbeat him. After the December 1910 general election, the Lords let the bill p****...
- the priests to tell them he no longer wishes to betray Jesus, Pilate browbeats Judas into going through with the plan. Not only does Pilate force Judas...
- Bulgarian delegation, where Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotov attempted to browbeat them into accepting Soviet control over the merger between the countries...
- Bradley as they pick out a new wardrobe for her. Fred summons Alex to browbeat her in front of a room of network executives, but she boldly informs him...
- to uncover subversion and espionage led to disturbing excesses. His browbeating tactics destro**** careers of people who were not involved in the infiltration...
- delay the payment of wages, publish deceptive adverti****ts and promises, browbeat workers with high amount of damages if they intend to leave, provide bad...
- the Chicago Tribune, Jackson said that he did not care for preachers who browbeat the audience, describing his religious views thusly: "I've always liked...
- cult”. “Deprogrammings” typically involved days or w****s of isolation, browbeating, and intense verbal haranguing and har****ment. After one such deprogramming...