browbeat

Verb

Verb Forms: browbeat, browbeaten, browbeating, browbeats

To intimidate or humble someone with stern looks or words.
be bossy towards
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

Examples

She tried to BROWBEAT her opponent into conceding, but he was too resilient.
Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson.

Origin / Etymology

From brow + beat.

Synonyms

ballyrag, boss around, bully, bullyrag, hector, push around, strong-arm, swagger, browbeat, buffalo, bulldoze, cow, dastardize, daunt, dishearten, do down, domineer, drive, intimidate, menace

Scrabble Score: 15

browbeat: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
browbeat: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
browbeat: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

browbeat: valid Words With Friends Word