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browbeaten

/ˈbɹaʊbiːtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
brow-beat-en
IPA
/ˈbɹaʊbiːtən/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

past participle of browbeat

adj

intimidated or subjugated

Etymology

From brow + beaten.

Inflected Forms

more browbeaten (comparative) most browbeaten (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce browbeaten?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹaʊbiːtən/.
What does browbeaten mean?
past participle of browbeat
Where does browbeaten come from?
From brow + beaten.

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