# intimidation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪntɪmɪˈdeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #17,392

## Definitions
1. The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by threats; the state of being intimidated.

## Etymology
From intimidate + -ion. Compare French intimidation; perhaps modeled on it.

## Common misspellings (18)
`initmidation`, `inntimidation`, `intiimdation`, `intimdiation`, `intimiadtion`, `intimidaiton`, `intimidasion`, `intimidatino`, `intimidationn`, `intimidatoin`, `intimidattion`, `intimiddation`, `intimidtaion`, `intimmidation`, `intmiidation`, `inttimidation`, `itnimidation`, `nitimidation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/intimidation