coercion :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

n. the act of compelling by force of authority

n. using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"

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Fuzzynyms (7)

duress

n. compulsory force or threat; "confessed under duress"

persuasion

n. the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action

violence, force

n. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists); "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"

press, pressure, pressing

n. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button"

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coercion

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