What is the meaning of Browbeat?

  • (imp.) of 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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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MLAWebster's. "browbeat" 27 May 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/browbeat/definitions/1982762>
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