browbeat

/bɹˈa‍ʊbiːt/

/ˈbɹaʊˌbit/

[verb]

to browbeat

[VERB]

MAIN VERB

to force a person into doing something by threatening or frightening them

synonyms : ballyrag

Examples

1. Browbeat him over his plans.

2. and she's like pointing in his face like clearly sort of like browbeat.

3. But, unbelievably, instead of just taking the man's statement, detectives browbeat him causing him enough psychological stress to actually admit to the crime.

4. After browbeating Acosta, President Trump turned to NBC's Peter Alexander for the next question.