Vocabulary

Intimidation

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
the action of intimidating someone, or the state of being intimidated.
Urdu meaning
دھمکی، ڈرانا
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. It is all of a seamless piece with his ongoing trade-related bullying of anyone, including European allies, whom he deems vulnerable to intimidation.
    Dawn Editorials — The arrogance of Trump`s America — 2026-03-13
  2. Though detained previously, clearly, she did not give in to intimidation.
    Dawn Editorials — Absent state accountability — 2026-01-28
  3. When intimidation is met with indifference, when procedure becomes punishment, and when even the pursuit of justice inflicts harm, withdrawal becomes rational.So where does one go next?
    Dawn Editorials — Justice, Pakistan-style — 2026-01-27
  4. THE state`s lawfare against journalists to mute free speech has contributed to the existing atmosphere of intimidation in the country, besides undermining the government`s credibility.
    Dawn Editorials — Stale methods — 2025-10-27
  5. Too close for comfort, as Goodall explained in her 2021 TED talk: `When I see two chimpanzee males bristling, swaggering upright, a furious scowl on their faces, using intimidation tactics ...
    Dawn Editorials — Alpha males — 2025-10-09
Synonyms
frightening, menacing, terrifying, scaring, alarming, terrorization, terrorizing

Antonyms
reassure, comfort,
Curator example
“the intimidation of witnesses and jurors”

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