v. t. [ imp. Browbeat; p. p. Browbeaten p. pr. & vb. n. Browbeating. ] To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully; as, to browbeat witnesses. [ 1913 Webster ]

My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions. [ 1913 Webster ]

The imperious browbeatings and scorn of great men. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]