coercive
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coercive
- /kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
adjective more coercive · most coercive
- Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce. The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program, according to U.S. officials and independent analysts.
- Such that the ratio of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity.
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Closest in meaning: powerful, coerce, coercion, forced, forcible, compel, enforcement, forcibly, imposition, duress, forceful, punitive, oppression, compulsion, enforceable, compellable
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adj displaying a tendency to coerce
| Español | coercitivo |
|---|---|
| Português | coercivo, coercitivo |
| Français | coercif, coercitif |
| Deutsch | zwingend |
| Italiano | coercitivo |
| Русский | принудительный prinuditelʹnyj, принуждающий prinuždajuščij |
Talk about this word "coercive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coercive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. coercive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coercive "coercive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coercive.Cite this
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title = {coercive},
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