browbeaten
Intimidated into submission
Browbeaten describes someone who has been intimidated or bullied into submission, typically through persistent pressure or harsh criticism rather than physical force.
The word suggests a wearing down of resistance: After years of browbeating from her boss, she'd become timid and deferential.
A browbeaten husband defers meekly to a domineering spouse.
Repeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- coercedPressured into compliance
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- menacedThreatened with harm
- terrorizedFrightened through threats
frightened · scared · daunted · overawed · unnerved · pressured · harassed · badgered
Intimidated into submission
- henpeckedControlled through persistent nagging
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- meekHumbly unassertive
- docileEasily controlled or taught
compliant · subservient · downtrodden · subdued · acquiescent · passive · obedient · servile
Having lost heart
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- defeatedOvercome in contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
- brokenDamaged beyond function
deflated · discouraged · demoralized · resigned · despondent · battered · belittled · diminished
bullied
Repeatedly mistreated by aggressors
- coercedPressured into compliance
- threatenedExpressed intent to harm
- menacedThreatened with harm
terrorized · frightened · scared · daunted · overawed · unnerved · pressured · harassed · badgered · hectored
cowed
Intimidated into submission
- henpeckedControlled through persistent nagging
- submissiveReadily yielding to control
- meekHumbly unassertive
docile · compliant · subservient · downtrodden · subdued · acquiescent · passive · obedient · servile · yielding
dispirited
Having lost heart
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- defeatedOvercome in contest
- crushedCompressed into fragments
broken · deflated · discouraged · demoralized · resigned · despondent · battered · belittled · diminished · humiliated
weary
Deeply tired, spent
spent · beaten · beleaguered · harried · haggard · careworn · stressed · frazzled · overworked · depleted
- pushoverspushover, doormat, wimp, weakling, milquetoast
- demolishedbeaten, defeated, crushed, destroyed, demolished
browbeatenconfident
Sure of oneself
self-assured · unintimidated · bold · assertive · strong
browbeatendefiant
Openly resisting control
unbowed · resistant · unyielding · unsubmissive · obstinate