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son-in-law, M. de Conde. — The Life of Marie de Medici;
• (puissant)- powerful; mighty; potent, ( ; ); We
must keep his friendship for he will make a puissant ally;
• (impuissance)- lacking strength; feeble; weak; This can cause
muscle impuissance, wear, lowliness, hard-on problems and a reduction in
the male libido. — Article Source;
frighten = scare = daunt = overawe = cow ~ threaten = intimidate = bully =
browbeat {hector = be bossy} : duress : compelling
• (scare)- to become frightened; Matters now settled down, the scare was over
and ranchers returned to their homes and began repairing damages. —
Reminiscences of a Pioneer;
• (daunt)- to overcome with fear; intimidate, ( / ); Even the
prospect that he might have to fly, and the uncertainty whither his flight
could be, did not daunt or deter him. — Life of Luther;
• to control or subdue by inspiring awe; Napoleon now wanted a man of tried
devotion, and of stern enough character to overawe the capital and the
restless spirits in the army. — The Memoirs of Napoleon;
• (cow)- to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe,
( ; ); Half-cowed, lonely, cursing in silence the
drudgery that faces us, we learn to live for ourselves alone. — The Return of
Blue Pete;
• (intimidate)- to make timid; fill with fear, ( ); The
opposition tried to intimidate, they tried to buy out, and then tried to
negotiate some other deals, but all in vain. — Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some
Succeed While Others Fail;
• (bully)- a person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller
or weaker people; He was always a bully, and is now tried for cowardice. —
Letters of Horace Walpole 01;
• (browbeat)- to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully, (
; ); He would frequently overawe
and browbeat others, but he was never imperious in dealing with Lincoln. —
The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln;
• (hector)- to act in a blustering, domineering way; be a bully, (
); No one was allowed to hector another, or to bring his own grievances
too prominently forward, so as to disturb the harmony of the night. — Charles
Lamb;
• (duress)- compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint, (