威い圧あつ

い

あ

つ

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威圧する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	威い圧あつする	威い圧あつしない
Polite	威い圧あつします	威い圧あつしません
Past polite	威い圧あつしました	威い圧あつしませんでした
Past	威い圧あつした	威い圧あつしなかった
Te-form	威い圧あつして	威い圧あつしないで
Desire	威い圧あつしたい	威い圧あつしたくない
Potential	威い圧あつできる	威い圧あつできない
Passive	威い圧あつされる	威い圧あつされない
Causative	威い圧あつさせる	威い圧あつさせない
Causative passive	威い圧あつさせられる	威い圧あつさせられない
Volitional	威い圧あつしよう
Polite volitional	威い圧あつしましょう
Imperative	威い圧あつしろ	威い圧あつするな
Conditional	威い圧あつすれば	威い圧あつしなければ
Tara conditional	威い圧あつしたら	威い圧あつしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

coercion; intimidation; overpowering pressure

Refers to using authority, presence, or force to make someone submit or feel intimidated. Often used in contexts of power dynamics, such as politics, workplace, or interpersonal dominance.

上じょう司しの威い圧あつ的てきな態たい度どに、部ぶ下かは萎い縮しゅくしてしまった。
The subordinate shrank under the boss's intimidating attitude.
彼かれは威い圧あつによって相あい手てを従したがわせようとした。
He tried to make the other party submit through coercion.
警けい察さつの威い圧あつに屈くっせず、彼かれは真しん実じつを語かたり続つづけた。
He continued to tell the truth without yielding to police intimidation.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉を威い圧あつするto intimidate/overpower someone
上じょう司しは大おおきな声こえで部ぶ下かを威い圧あつした。
The boss intimidated his subordinate with a loud voice.
〈人ひと〉に威い圧あつを感かんじるto feel intimidated by someone
彼かれの鋭するどい視し線せんに威い圧あつを感かんじた。
I felt intimidated by his sharp glare.
威い圧あつするような〈態たい度ど〉an intimidating-looking attitude/manner
彼かれは威い圧あつするような態たい度どで会かい議ぎに入はいってきた。
He entered the meeting with an intimidating manner.

Kanji

威intimidate, dignity, majesty
圧pressure, push, overwhelm

Related words

強きょう制せいN1
強制 refers to forcing someone through legal or physical compulsion, while 威圧 emphasizes intimidating someone psychologically through authority or presence.
圧あつ力りょくN1
圧力 is a general term for pressure, physical or social, whereas 威圧 specifically means an intimidating, overpowering pressure meant to make someone submit.
威い嚇かくN1
威嚇 refers to a threatening display or show of hostile force (like an animal baring its teeth), while 威圧 refers to overpowering someone through authority or a dominant presence.
脅きょう迫はくN1
脅迫 means an explicit verbal or written threat, often criminal in nature, while 威圧 is a broader, more subtle overpowering pressure that need not involve direct threats.
圧あっ倒とうN1
威圧 implies a deliberate attempt to intimidate or pressure someone through authority or presence, while 圧倒 can describe intimidation that happens unintentionally, just from someone's overwhelming presence.

Counted with

回かいN4
威圧 as an act or instance of intimidation is counted with 回, as in 一回の威圧的な発言 (one instance of an intimidating remark).

Word family

威い圧あつ感かん
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
威い圧あつ的てき
coercive; overbearing; intimidating

Etymology

Compound of 威 (い, 'authority, dignity') and 圧 (あつ, 'pressure'). The combination conveys the idea of overwhelming someone with one's authority or presence.