intimidation tactics
Pressure through fear
Intimidation tactics are methods used to frighten, threaten, or coerce someone into compliance.
The phrase appears in discussions of bullying, workplace harassment, political pressure, and criminal behavior: The mob used intimidation tactics to silence witnesses.
The tactics may include verbal threats, physical presence, surveillance, or implied consequences for noncompliance.
- threatsDeclarations of intended harm
- veiled threatDisguised warning of harm
- corneringForcing into position
- gaslightingManipulation causing self-doubt
- mobbingCollective harassment behavior
implied threat · coercion · guilt-tripping · fearmongering · strongarm · power play · ostracism · social isolation · humiliation · public shaming · stalking · shaming · name calling · character assassination · verbal abuse · workplace harassment · protection racket · manipulation
- voter suppressionvoter suppression, disenfranchisement, poll tax, poll taxes, literacy test
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, bullying, menace
- corruptioncorruption, graft, kickbacks, bribery, bribes
- Jim CrowJim Crow laws, separate but equal, segregation laws, Plessy v. Ferguson, whites only
- extortionextort, shakedown, shake down, blackmail letter, ransom
intimidation tacticspersuasion
Convincing through reasoning
negotiation · reasoned argument · consensus building · diplomacy · reasoning
intimidation tacticsencouragement
Support spurring continued effort
reassurance · trust-building · empathy · compassion · validation
intimidation tacticsempowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
servant leadership · partnership · mutual respect · power sharing · collaboration