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Pronunciation / Transliteration: wi-hyeop
"그들은 증인에게 위협을 가했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The action of intimidating someone, typically to force them to do or to refrain from doing something.
"The witness reported acts of intimidation by the accused."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
From Late Latin intimidatus, past participle of intimidare, from in- 'into' + timidus 'timid'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Intimidation" is said worldwide
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intimidation
Transliteration: intimidation
"Il a cédé face à l'intimidation."
Einschüchterung
Transliteration: Einschüchterung
"Sie ließen sich von der Einschüchterung nicht beirren."
intimidazione
Transliteration: intimidazione
"La polizia indaga sui casi di intimidazione."
intimidación
Transliteration: intimidación
"El juez condenó las tácticas de intimidación."
intimidação
Transliteration: intimidação
"A denúncia fala em grave intimidação."
डराना
Transliteration: darana
"उसने गवाह को डराने की कोशिश की।"
恐吓
Transliteration: kǒnghè
"他们试图用暴力进行恐吓。"
위협
Transliteration: wi-hyeop
"그들은 증인에게 위협을 가했다."
威嚇
Transliteration: ikaku
"警察はその威嚇行為を取り調べた。"
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