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Unpleasantly overpowering

Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner

Resembling a lout

Characterized by the tendency to harass

Defiantly aggressive or bad-tempered

Tough and exacting in one's expectations or treatment of others

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse

A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power

Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect

Present participle for to inflict, or threaten to inflict, physical or emotional harm to

Present participle for to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics

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Adjective

Unpleasantly overpowering

anti-democratic

high-and-mighty

high and mighty

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Adjective

Involving physical conflict, or having a propensity to use physical force

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

at the boiling point

beside yourself

like one possessed

over-enthusiastic

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Adjective

Having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

prognosticatory

evil-intentioned

suggestive of evil

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Adjective

Resembling a lout

unsophisticated

socially unsure

socially awkward

ill-humoured^UK

lacking in social graces

undiscriminating

lowdown and dirty

ungentlemanlike

rough and ready

anti-intellectual

uncomplimentary

run-of-the-mill

beyond the pale

in a state of nature

like a bull in a china shop

self-centered^US

self-centred^UK

straightforward

straight from the shoulder

confrontational

dishonorable^US

unaccommodating

dishonourable^UK

not afraid to call a spade a spade

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

lacking civility

rubbing the wrong way

pulling no punches

not mincing one's words

speaking one's mind

straight-talking

straight-shooting

not beating about the bush

ready for a fight

pick-and-shovel

spoiling for a fight

short and sweet

cut to the bone

over-particular

set in one's ways

hard to satisfy

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Adjective

Characterized by the tendency to harass

Adjective

Defiantly aggressive or bad-tempered

confrontational

ready for a fight

spoiling for a fight

have chip on shoulder

have a bone to pick

having a chip on one's shoulder

itching to fight

attention-seeking

looking for trouble

ill-disciplined

causing trouble

socially impaired

undisciplinable

raising the roof

insurrectionary

insurrectionist

unaccommodating

stubborn as a mule

obstinately disobedient

full of mischief

self-opinionated

unfavourable^UK

individualistic

as stubborn as a mule

civil disobedience

with a will of one's own

determined to have one's own way

without law and order

lacking self-control

like a loose cannon

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

unenthusiastic about

dead set against

disinclined to accept

reluctant to accept

unwilling to accept

set in one's ways

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Adjective

Tough and exacting in one's expectations or treatment of others

desensitised^UK

desensitized^US

take-no-prisoners

uncompassionate

with a heart of stone

lacking compassion

as hard as nails

without sentiment

unimpressionable

uncommiserating

self-centred^UK

undemonstrative

killer instinct

anesthetized^US

anaesthetized^UK

self-centered^US

lacking sentiment

toughened by experience

having a killer instinct

at each other's throats

as tough as old boots

with a hide like an elephant

dyed-in-the-wool

rubbing the wrong way

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Noun

The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

strong-arm tactics

pressurization^US

pressurisation^UK

strong-arm tactic

intimidating remark

threatening remark

intimidatory remark

strong arm tactics

reign of terror

pressurizing^US

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

pressurising^UK

have on the brain

tiger by the tail

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Noun

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse

inhumane treatment

cruel treatment

rough treatment

indecent assault

maladministration

misappropriation

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Noun

A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power

authoritarianism

high-handedness

totalitarianism

unreasonableness

harsh discipline

reign of terror

undemocratic rule

tyrannical rule

overbearingness

single party rule

totalitarian government

political doctrine

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Noun

Loud, aggressive, or indignant talk with little effect

self-glorification

pretentiousness

crowing. bluster

self-satisfaction

long-windedness

extravagant boasting

self-aggrandizement

self-importance

verbal onslaught

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Verb

Present participle for to inflict, or threaten to inflict, physical or emotional harm to

“Studies have provided some interesting insight into the psychology of students who bully their classmates.”

Verb

Present participle for to coerce into doing something using intimidatory tactics

“The company has been accused of trying to bully workers into signing unfair workplace agreements.”

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