Browbeat

Pronunciation: /braʊˌbiːt/

Definitions of browbeat

verb to intimidate or dominate in an aggressive manner

Example Sentences

A1 The teacher did not browbeat the students into participating in the class activity.

A2 She felt intimidated by her boss who tried to browbeat her into working overtime.

B1 The manager attempted to browbeat the employees into accepting the new company policy.

B2 The politician tried to browbeat the opposition into agreeing with his proposal.

C1 The coach's aggressive tactics were seen as an attempt to browbeat the players into performing better.

C2 The dictator used his power to browbeat the citizens into submission.

Examples of browbeat in a Sentence

formal The manager was known to browbeat his employees into working overtime.

informal Stop trying to browbeat me into going to the party, I already said no.

slang She's always trying to browbeat me into doing her chores.

figurative The constant negative feedback began to feel like a relentless browbeating.

Grammatical Forms of browbeat

• past tense: browbeat
• plural: browbeats
• comparative: more browbeaten
• superlative: most browbeaten
• present tense: browbeats
• future tense: will browbeat
• perfect tense: have browbeaten
• continuous tense: is browbeating
• singular: browbeater
• positive degree: browbeat
• infinitive: to browbeat
• gerund: browbeating
• participle: browbeaten

Origin and Evolution of browbeat

First Known Use: 1581 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'browbeat' originated from the Middle English term 'broubeten' which means to beat on the brow or forehead.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'browbeat' has evolved to refer to intimidating or bullying someone through stern or abusive words or behavior.