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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.

The imperious

browbeatings

and scorn of great men.

L’Estrange.

ppr.

Overbearing with severe brows, stern looks, or positive assertions.

Noun.

A bearing down with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.

See also: brow-beating

browbeating

browbeating ‎(plural browbeatings)