Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

browbeat

/ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: brow-beat
IPA: /ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

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.”"
"Autistics don’t need cognitive behavioral training to help us not be rules by our emotions. In fact, most of us have been browbeaten into ignoring our feelings too much."

Etymology

From brow + beat.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/
British English: /ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

browbeats (present, singular) browbeating (participle, present) browbeaten (participle, past) brow-beat (alternative)

Derived Forms

browbeater

Synonyms

bully cow domineer intimidate buffalo bulldoze browbeat dastardize daunt dishearten do down drive

Questions

How do you pronounce browbeat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹaʊ.biːt/.
What does browbeat mean?: To bully in an intimidating, bossy, or supercilious way.
Where does browbeat come from?: From brow + beat.

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