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mau-mauverb to make timid or fearful by or as if by threatsthe self-appointed guardians of political correctness have been trying to mau-mau the university president into rescinding everyone's freedom of speech blackjack, bogart, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, bullyrag, cow, hector, intimidate, strong-arm bluster, trash-talkaffright, alarm(also alarum), frighten, horrify, scare, shock, spook, startle, terrifymenace, terrorize, threatenbadger, harass, houndbludgeon, coerce, compel, constrain, dragoon, force, make, oblige, press, pressure, push arounddemoralize, psych (out), unman, unnervediscompose, disconcert, disquiet, distress, disturb, perturb, upset pick on cheer, comfort, console, reassure, solace, sootheembolden, encourage, hearten, steelconvince, persuade in 1970 |