intimidating

intimidating — adj. discouraging; inhibiting; deterring. Opposite of {encouraging}. Syn: daunting. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

intimidating — index chilling effect, dictatorial, portentous (ominous), sinister Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

intimidating — [adj] threatening aggressive, bullying, frightening, pressuring, terrifying, terrorizing; concepts 525,548,570 …   New thesaurus

intimidating — in|tim|i|dat|ing [ ın tımı,deıtıŋ ] adjective making you feel nervous, frightened, or less confident: We certainly weren t friends with our teachers we found them very intimidating. the intimidating presence of my husband s step father …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

intimidating — [[t]ɪntɪ̱mɪdeɪtɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe someone or something as intimidating, you mean that they are frightening and make people lose confidence. He was a huge, intimidating figure …   English dictionary

intimidating — UK [ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ] / US adjective making you feel nervous, frightened, or less confident We certainly weren t friends with our teachers – we found them very intimidating. the intimidating presence of my step father …   English dictionary

Intimidating — Intimidate In*tim i*date, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intimidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intimidating}.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of intimidare to frighten; pref. in in + timidus fearful, timid: cf. F. intimider. See {Timid}.] To make timid or fearful; to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

intimidating — adj. Intimidating is used with these nouns: ↑presence …   Collocations dictionary

intimidating — in|tim|i|dat|ing [ıˈtımıdeıtıŋ] adj making you feel worried and not confident ▪ Some people find interview situations very intimidating …   Dictionary of contemporary English

intimidating — adjective making you feel worried and less confident: Some people find interview situations very intimidating …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

intimidating — [ɪnˈtɪmɪˌdeɪtɪŋ] adj making you feel nervous, frightened, or less confident Working with such talented people can be intimidating.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English