browbeat

Definition

To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.

Etymology

From brow + beat.

Example Sentences

• "Though the teacher browbeat all the children, they still acted out during the lesson."
• "Beware lest thy mind be swayed by the brow-beating of the Demons."
• "Dudley Fitts reared far back, pronouncing her [Laura Riding] with “few equals” when it came to “browbeating an audience into conviction by sheer force of arrogance, among any poets living or dead.”"