coercive

[koh-ur-siv]

adjective

1. serving or tending to coerce.

Other Word Forms

• coercively adverb
• coerciveness noun
• noncoercive adjective
• noncoercively adverb
• noncoerciveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of coercive¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; coerce + -ive

Example Sentences

She agrees coercive and controlling behaviour is "a difficult charge to prove".

From BBC

A UK Athletics disciplinary panel found that Young - who Scotland's Muir stopped working with in 2023 - "ignored medical advice" and "used manipulative and coercive behaviour towards those he coached".

From BBC

The agency, which protects consumers from unfair business practices, accused Amazon of duping people into automatically renewing their Amazon Prime subscriptions through “manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interface designs.”

From Los Angeles Times

Fearing further punitive action, he approached the Madras High Court last week, which ordered authorities to not take any coercive action until the next hearing on 8 October.

From BBC

Police said the women came from three different parts of the country but all told "very similar stories of harassment and coercive control".

From BBC

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