How to say "intimidation" in Japanese

• 威嚇いかくCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbIntimidation as threatening behavior: a display or act meant to frighten or deter someone, such as a menacing posture or gesture. The emphasis falls on scaring the target rather than pressing a demand.
• 恫喝どうかつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbIntimidation by words: loud, overbearing threats or bluster intended to cow the listener into giving in. Think of browbeating or strong-arm rhetoric directed at someone in a negotiation or dispute.

Use 威嚇 for intimidation meant to frighten or deter through threatening behavior or display, and 恫喝 for intimidation through loud, overbearing verbal threats or bluster aimed at cowing someone.

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• 威嚇いかくthreat
• 恫喝どうかつintimidation
• 威迫いはくmenace
• 脅喝きょうかつthreat
• 凄みすごみintimidation