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browbeat verb abash, badger, beat down, bully, chide, cow, daunt, deflate, discourage, dishonor, domineer, dress down, drive, exert pressure on, frighten, give one a talking to, goad, harass, humble, humiliate, intimidate, make nervous, make one feel small, nag, overawe, override, petrify, prevail upon, push into, put in fear, put pressure on, raise apprehensions, reprove, scare, set down, shame into, subdue, trounce See also: bait, discompose, frighten, goad, harass, harrow, harry, hector, intimidate, persecute, plague, press, threaten How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The man apotheosis comes much later in the movie in a remarkable scene in which he, still a servant in many ways, but no longer servile and accommodating, browbeats a Hutu general into doing his bidding so that the people he has taken under his charge will live. But the only time anyone speaks is when Wise, as a drill sergeant, browbeats his recruits and hup-two-threes them through their maneuvers. Gasp as she browbeats and psychologically torments a sweet little girl |
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