Demoralize and Intimidate

Demoralize

Demoralize verb - To deprive of courage or confidence.

Usage example: the mere sight of the forbidding cliffs demoralized the climbers

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Intimidate and demoralize are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Intimidate" instead a verb "Demoralize".

Intimidate verb - To make timid or fearful by or as if by threats.

Usage example: refusing to be intimidated by the manager's harsh stare, I demanded my money back

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Demoralize and intimidate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Demoralize" instead a verb "Intimidate".

Nearby Words: intimidating, intimidation

bond	demoralize bond	intimidate bond
people	demoralize people	intimidate people
someone	demoralize someone	intimidate someone
team	demoralize team	intimidate team
Other words: army, opponent, enemy, foe, forces, victims, opponents, enemies.

Trash Talk: Prone to uttering insults intended to demoralize or intimidate someone.

Source: Character Flaw Index
In Getting Back on Your Hooves, after the villain has failed to demoralize the Mane Six inside the dreamscape, she tries to intimidate them by assuming the form of an alicorn.

Source: Clipped Wing Angel

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