verb
- past tense of brook; tolerated or allowed something unpleasant
Usage: formal
Examples
- The dictator brooked no opposition to his rule.
- She brooked no interference in her personal affairs.
- The teacher brooked no disruption during the exam.
- He had never brooked criticism well.
- The company brooked no delay in meeting the deadline.
- The judge brooked no nonsense in her courtroom.