Meaning

1 senses
  1. Frightened into submission.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:cowed.

    eingeschüchtert

    заби́тыйzabítyj

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
frightened into submission:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
frightened into submission:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more cowed, most cowed
Comparativemore cowed Lesson
Superlativemost cowed Lesson

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
cowed — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto