cowed

English

Etymology

• Probable origins are Scandinavian, cf. Danish kue, to subdue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʊd/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -aʊd

Adjective

cowed (comparative more cowed, superlative most cowed)

1. Frightened into submission.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:cowed.

Synonyms

• intimidated

Derived terms

• cowedly
• cowedness
• uncowed

Translations

frightened into submission

• French: intimidé (fr)
• German: eingeschüchtert (de)
• Italian: intimidito (it) m
• Russian: заби́тый (ru) m (zabítyj)
• Spanish: intimidado (es) m

Verb

cowed

1. simple past and past participle of cow