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Meaning of stare down | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To overcome or make uncomfortable by staring intently.

Equivalents

Deutsch niederstarren

Examples

““Homer’s Triple Bypass” has the potential to be the most depressing episode in the history of The Simpsons, if not television as whole. It is, after all, about a 36-year-old husband and father staring down death and the prospect of leaving his wife a young widow and his small children fatherless.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

stare into space stare like a stuck pig stare out stare someone in the face stared stared daggers

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