OVERAWE


Meaning of OVERAWE in English

o ‧ ver ‧ awe /ˌəʊvərˈɔː $ ˌoʊvərˈɒː/ BrE AmE verb [transitive usually passive]

to make someone feel respect or fear, so that they are nervous or unable to say or do anything:

He was totally overawed by his father.

—overawed adjective

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.