overawe[verb]Synonyms: intimidate, abash, alarm, daunt, frighten, scare, terrify
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
o‧ver‧awe /ˌəʊvərˈɔː $ ˌoʊvərˈɒː/
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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲