What is another word for cowed ?

Frightened into submission

frightened out of your wits

in fear and trepidation

pushing the panic button

horror-stricken

scared out of your wits

in a funk

shaking like a leaf

in a fluster

shaking in one's shoes

with your heart in your mouth

terror-struck

alarmed at

beside oneself

paralysed with fear^UK

frenzied

distressed

worked up

paralyzed with fear^US

in a state of agitation

like a cat on a hot tin roof

like a cat on hot bricks

having butterflies in the stomach

with one's stomach in knots

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

like a fish out of water

having a funny feeling

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

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Adjective

Having lost confidence or hope

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

gray^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

grey^UK

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Adjective

Having a dejected or guilty appearance

sombre^UK

somber^US

with one's tail between one's legs

agonized^US

agonised^UK

in sackcloth and ashes

humourless^UK

humorless^US

looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny

ill-humored^US

unable to be consoled

unable to be comforted

beside oneself with grief

gray^US

grey^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

unfavorable^US

traumatized^US

traumatised^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

given to looking on the black side

looking on the black side

snivelling^UK

at the end of your tether

meagre^UK

meager^US

baulked^UK

balked^US

sniveling^US

on the verge of tears

lacking in confidence

lacking in enthusiasm

with tears in your eyes

hurtful

nasty

in a stew

racked with suffering

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Adjective

unable to believe your eyes

Filled with surprise and wonder

marveling^US

marvelling^UK

filled with amazement

filled with astonishment

caught on the hop

caught on the wrong foot

unable to believe one's ears

mesmerized^US

mesmerised^UK

bedevilled^UK

had their heads messed with

bedeviled^US

made to scratch their head

gravelled^UK

graveled^US

caused to be at a stand

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Adjective

Lacking in confidence, assertiveness or self-assurance

worshiping^US

worshipping^UK

grovelling^UK

groveling^US

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Adjective

afraid of one's own shadow

Lacking will power or strength of character

startled

like a lamb to the slaughter

colourless^UK

colorless^US

frightened of one's own shadow

feckless

forceless

emasculate

afraid of one's shadow

slack-spined

pithless

without a will of your own

lacking self-confidence

frightened out of your wits

scared witless

meager^US

scared to death

scared out of your wits

with your heart in your mouth

shaking in one's shoes

shaking like a leaf

aghast

lacking assurance

lacking in confidence

meagre^UK

like a cat on a hot tin roof

in a state of agitation

all of a doodah

all of a lather

all of a dither

like a cat on hot bricks

bricking oneself

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Adjective

Having been defeated in a contest

overpowered physically

balked^US

baulked^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to intimidate, especially by daunting the spirits or courage of

used strong-arm tactics on

tyrannised^UK

tyrannized^US

pressurized^US

pressurised^UK

victimized^US

ridden roughshod over

victimised^UK

tortured

put through the wringer

blinded someone with something

antagonized^US

antagonised^UK

brutalized^US

brutalised^UK

held a gun to one's head

scared off

twisted someone's arm

played the heavy with

scared hell out of

scared the bejesus out of

uttered threats to

whipped around

issued threats to

took your breath away

taken your breath away

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“Two or three drunken hoodlums were taunting the supposedly dying Stevens, trying to cow him by pointing their pistols at his head.”

Verb

Past tense for to scare or instill fear

scared the bejesus out of

gave someone goose pimples

given someone goose pimples

chilled to the bone

scared away

chilled to the marrow

gave someone the heebie-jeebies

given someone the heebie-jeebies

scared someone out of their wits

scared the living daylights out of

put the fear of God into

threw into a blue funk

thrown into a blue funk

made one's hair stand on end

made one's flesh creep

made one's blood run cold

scared someone half to death

made someone jump out of their skin

put someone off their stroke

put out

caused someone to lose their composure

scared the daylights out of

frightened out of your wits

pulled the rug out from under

pulled the rug from under

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Verb

Past tense for to diminish the confidence or courage of

took the wind out of your sails

dampened the spirits of

taken the wind out of your sails

knocked the stuffing out of

given someone the blues

gave someone the blues

brought tears to your eyes

harshed someone's mellow

broke someone's heart

broken someone's heart

harassed

lied heavy on

preyed on

taken the heart out of

took the heart out of

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Verb

Past tense for to persuade (an unwilling person) to do something by using force or threats

pressurised^UK

pressurized^US

brought pressure to bear on

put the squeeze on

put the screws on

put under an obligation

made an offer they can't refuse

tyrannized^US

tyrannised^UK

tightened the screws on

turned the screws on

used strong-arm tactics on

twisted someone's arm

put screws to

put squeeze on

thrusted

lumbered someone with

breathed down someone's neck

made necessary

cracked down

brought pressure to bear upon

left someone no option but to

burdened someone with

thrown your weight around

threw your weight around

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Verb

Past tense for to destroy, weaken or work against

Verb

knocked the stuffing out of

Past tense for to take away the self-esteem or conceit from

took down a peg or two

taken down a peg or two

let wind out of sails

took the wind out of your sails

taken the wind out of your sails

put someone in their place

dishonored^US

dishonoured^UK

stigmatized^US

stigmatised^UK

made someone eat crow

dragged through the mud

discomfited

besmeared

dragged down

brought into disrepute

made a fool of

lowered the status of

reflected badly on

taken down a peg

took down a peg

made someone eat humble pie

settled someone's hash

dehumanized^US

dehumanised^UK

scandalized^US

scandalised^UK

dragged through the mire

cast aspersions on

brought shame upon

brought discredit to

put out of countenance

blackened the name of

shown in a bad light

showed in a bad light

made lose face

cast a slur

had the last laugh on

bastardized^US

minimized^US

minimised^UK

bastardised^UK

libeled^US

libelled^UK

forced to eat humble pie

made someone feel ashamed

blackened someone's name

reduced the status of

brought into disfavour

done a hatchet job on

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Verb

looked straight in the eye

Past tense for to disconcert someone with an unblinking face-to-face confrontation

come face to face with

met eyeball-to-eyeball

hung tough

stuck fast

faced with

persevered in the face of

held the line against

came face to face with

called someone's bluff

gone the distance against

stepped over the line

treated with contempt

sat and took it

knocked chip off shoulder

grinned and bear

made a stand

hung on

went the distance against

taken the bull by the horns

bit the bullet

took the bull by the horns

thrown down the gauntlet

threw down the gauntlet

taken a stand against

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Verb

Past tense for to forcibly put an end to

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