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I have had fatwas issued against me, some three in Bangladesh and another five in India. I will not be cowed by these threats and shall fight for my rights.
Taslima Nasrin

Meaning of "cowed" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COWED

cowed  [ˈkaʊd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COWED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cowed is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COWED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Intimidation

Intimidation is intentional behavior that "would cause a person of ordinary sensibilities" fear of injury or harm. It is not necessary to prove that the behavior was so violent as to cause terror or that the victim was actually frightened. Criminal threatening is the crime of intentionally or knowingly putting another person in fear of imminent bodily injury. "Threat of harm generally involves a perception of injury...physical or mental damage...act or instance of injury, or a material and detriment or loss to a person." "A terroristic threat is a crime generally involving a threat to commit violence communicated with the intent to terrorize other." "Intimidation" is the name of a criminal offense in several U.S. states.

Definition of cowed in the English dictionary

The definition of cowed in the dictionary is intimidated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COWED


aloud
əˈlaʊd
avowed
əˈvaʊd
bowed
baʊd
cloud
klaʊd
crowd
kraʊd
dowd
daʊd
foud
faʊd
ibn-Saud
ˌɪbənˈsaʊd
in-crowd
ˈɪnˌkraʊd
loud
laʊd
Macleod
məˈklaʊd
Oudh
aʊd
overloud
ˌəʊvəˈlaʊd
proud
praʊd
Saud
saʊd
showd
ʃaʊd
shroud
ʃraʊd
stroud
straʊd
thundercloud
ˈθʌndəˌklaʊd
unbowed
ʌnˈbaʊd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COWED

cowberry
cowbind
cowbird
cowboy
cowboy boots
cowboy hat
cowboy outfit
cowboy up
cowcatcher
Cowdrey
cowedly
Cowell
cower
coweringly
Cowes
cowfeeder
cowfeteria
cowfish
cowflap
cowflop

WORDS THAT END LIKE COWED

arrowed
beetle-browed
bloodied but unbowed
embowed
hallowed
nowed
rainbowed
snowed
unallowed
unavowed
unbestowed
unborrowed
unendowed
unfellowed
unhallowed
unpillowed
unplowed
unwinnowed
well-endowed
widowed

Synonyms and antonyms of cowed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cowed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COWED

Find out the translation of cowed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cowed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cowed» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吓倒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acobardado
570 millions of speakers

English

cowed
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cowed
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تخويفهم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

запуганными
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

intimidado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আতংকগ্রস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

intimidé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cowed
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eingeschüchtert
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cowed
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

을러
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cowed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sợ hãi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cowed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Cowed
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cowed
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

intimiditi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zastraszyć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заляканими
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

intimidata
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πτοήθηκε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cowed
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kuet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cowed

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COWED»

The term «cowed» is normally little used and occupies the 113.545 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COWED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cowed

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4 QUOTES WITH «COWED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word cowed.
1
Earle Combs
I am not a dumb animal to be browbeaten, cowed, lashed, coerced or goaded into anything I do not think is right.
2
Veerappa Moily
Those who know me would tell you, 'Moily can't be cowed down.' I have plans to enhance domestic oil and gas production.
3
Taslima Nasrin
I have had fatwas issued against me, some three in Bangladesh and another five in India. I will not be cowed by these threats and shall fight for my rights.
4
John Sayles
The media in America has become so cowed and compromised.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COWED»

Discover the use of cowed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cowed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Completely Cowed
An eccentric aunt and an equally eccentric New England community seem too much to cope with for a nineteen-year-old New York girl who was hoping for a quiet summer in the country.
Janet Davis, 1968
2
The Barber of Seville Vocal Score
m m z 0 l F F F Fa-te si - ten Oh pray have mer - ^ m $ zio, per ca-ri - ta, cy, see how he's cowed, per ca - n - see how he's r r r ir r ir^ i£i£ s B«r. « Fa-te si - len Oh pray have mer i zio, per ca-ri - ta, cy, see how he's cowed, per ca-ri - see how hes  ...
Gioacchino Rossini, 2003
3
The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art
Paris was quiet. Order reigned. Never, perhaps, was the law so respected. But what is the meaning of all this? Were people all madly wicked? Not at all. Only a few were wicked; the rest were cowed. Can/rd.' A whole people, a brave people ...
4
Fraser's Magazine
Yes, many little children are cowed ; and the result is either a permanent dull quiescence, never to be got over, or a fierce reaction against the accursed tyranny that embittered early years — a reaction which may sometimes cast off entirely the ...
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1862
5
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country
word when their servants do right. You will find many people who do the like as to their children. And only too often that wretched management breaks the spring of the youthful spirit. Yes, many little children are cowed ; and the result is either a ...
6
The Living Age
Ouly a few were wicked ; the rest were cowed. Cowed! A whole people, a brave people cowed? Well, the explanation seems to be this : The executions began, continued, increased in number, and therefore, of course — iu one sense — it was ...
7
The Living Age ...
And possibly the man who is most thoroughly cowed by the world is not the man who lives in an even and equable awe of it; but rather he who now and then rebels, makes a frantic, foolish fight for freedom, gets terribly mauled in a quarrel with ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1862
8
JonBenet Knows Evil Love
We proceed from concealing to revealing when his psyche speaks: He cowed when you missed your aim. He cowed my bayonet. In his mind, he is present at the crime scene on Bundy Drive (Nicole's home). O.J. is re—enacting the murder.
Richard Rubacher, 2000
9
Culture in Action: Family Life, Emotion, and Male Dominance ...
COWED CONFORMERS Other men, however, long to act on their individual desires. These men keep cultural dictates at a distance. They conform not because they give priority to group membership, but because they find the consequences ...
Steve Derné, 1995
10
Mind the Gap
That is part of the grandeur and the agony about being human, fashioned in God's image. As muscles grow through resistance, so they atrophy when they are not put under strain. Cowed Christians are prime candidates for being taken captive ...
Dr Thio Li-ann, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COWED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cowed is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Flowers and silence: Britain remembers 7/7 London bombings on …
But we will never be cowed by terrorism." The Britons were among 38 people killed when a gunman went on the rampage at a popular Tunisian ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
2
Greece and China expose limits of 'whatever it takes'
From the United States to Europe and Asia, financial markets have been cowed, then calmed and are now coddled by the limitless power of central banks to ... «euronews, Jul 15»
3
Miffed 'gays' punch NewZim columnist
“Homosexuality is against the natural order of things. I will keep repeating this a hundred-fold. I will not be cowed because of these threats,” he ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Jul 15»
4
A Midsummer Night's Dream by the lake in Hudson
Director Mary Vuorela said initially she was cowed by the idea of taking on Shakespeare. “Sure I was scared, but I have a beautiful cast and so ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
5
Al Shabaab kills quarry workers in Kenya gun attack
“I take this opportunity to reiterate that Kenya shall never be cowed by these evil murderers.” He said security reacted swiftly to prevent a higher ... «euronews, Jul 15»
6
'Penny Dreadful' 2.10 Recap: “Some Scream, Some Cause Others to …
The beast inside him is cowed by her power and runs off. Lyle, pinned against a wall by one of the witch sisters, surprises her by pulling a gun ... «High-Def Digest, Jul 15»
7
Harrods staff given disability lesson by Cumbrian mum
Michelle Wall, 43, known as Shelly, refused to be cowed when a security guard told her to leave three-year-old Noah's Zipzac wheelchair in left ... «News & Star, Jul 15»
8
Survivor ... Gill Hicks, who lost both her legs in the London bombings …
“But we will never be cowed by terrorism.” Prince William, who attended the ceremony to join with survivors, told Ms Hicks he had followed her ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
9
Gandhi's message recalled on 7/7 London bombing anniversary
Ten years on from the 7/7 London attacks, the threat continues to be as real as it is deadly - but we will never be cowed by terrorism.” A minute's ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
10
Opposition to Thailand's military junta mounts as even mildest …
People cowed by the junta came to the streets in the hundreds to demand their release. More than 300 academics also signed letters asking ... «The Globe and Mail, Jul 15»

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