Coerce — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈeɪnsbɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɐpˈɛndənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɐpˈɛndənsi/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈeɪnsbɪl/.

Examples

She forced him to take a job in the city
He squeezed her for information

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squeeze force pressure hale

Parts of Speech

verb	to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : “She forced him to take a job in the city”

Word Forms

coercive	adjective	serving or intended to coerce
coercion	noun	the act of compelling by force of authority
squeeze	noun	an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
pressure	noun	the state of demanding notice or attention
force	noun	a powerful effect or influence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zwingen

durch Druck oder Notwendigkeit, mit physischen, moralischen oder intellektuellen Mitteln dazu veranlassen, etwas zu tun:

🇫🇷French

contraindre

faire faire par pression ou nécessité, par des moyens physiques, moraux ou intellectuels :

🇪🇸Spanish

obligar

hacer hacer por presión o necesidad, por medios físicos, morales o intelectuales:

🇮🇹Italian

costringere

provocare per pressione o necessità, con mezzi fisici, morali o intellettuali:

🇳🇱Dutch

dwingen

veroorzaken door druk of noodzaak, door fysieke, morele of intellectuele middelen:

🇵🇹Portuguese

coagir

fazer com que isso aconteça por pressão ou necessidade, por meios físicos, morais ou intelectuais:

🇷🇺Russian

принуждение

заставить совершить действие под давлением или необходимостью, физическими, моральными или интеллектуальными средствами:

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मजबूर करना

दबाव या आवश्यकता के माध्यम से, शारीरिक, नैतिक या बौद्धिक तरीकों से कार्य कराना :

🇧🇩Bengali

জবরদস্তি

শারীরিক, নৈতিক বা বৌদ্ধিক উপায়ে চাপ বা প্রয়োজনীয়তার মাধ্যমে করা:

🇮🇳Tamil

வற்புறுத்துதல்

அழுத்தம் அல்லது தேவையின் மூலம், உடல், தார்மீக அல்லது அறிவார்ந்த வழிகளில் செய்ய:

🇮🇳Telugu

బలవంతం

ఒత్తిడి లేదా అవసరం ద్వారా, భౌతిక, నైతిక లేదా మేధోపరమైన మార్గాల ద్వారా:

🇮🇳Marathi

जबरदस्ती

शारीरिक, नैतिक किंवा बौद्धिक मार्गाने दबाव किंवा आवश्यकतेने करणे:

🇮🇳Gujarati

બળજબરી

શારીરિક, નૈતિક અથવા બૌદ્ધિક માધ્યમથી દબાણ અથવા જરૂરિયાત દ્વારા કરવા માટે:

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒತ್ತಾಯ

ದೈಹಿಕ, ನೈತಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ವಿಧಾನಗಳಿಂದ ಒತ್ತಡ ಅಥವಾ ಅವಶ್ಯಕತೆಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಮಾಡಲು:

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധിക്കുക

ശാരീരികമോ ധാർമ്മികമോ ബൗദ്ധികമോ ആയ മാർഗങ്ങളിലൂടെ സമ്മർദ്ദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആവശ്യകതയിലൂടെ ചെയ്യാൻ ഇടയാക്കുക:

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ

ਦਬਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਜ਼ਰੂਰਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ, ਸਰੀਰਕ, ਨੈਤਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਬੌਧਿਕ ਸਾਧਨਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ:

🇵🇰Urdu

زبردستی

دباؤ یا ضرورت کے ذریعے، جسمانی، اخلاقی یا فکری ذرائع سے کرنا:

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胁迫

通过压力或必要性，通过身体、道德或智力手段促使做：

🇯🇵Japanese

強制する

圧力や必要性によって、物理的、道徳的、または知的な手段によってそうさせること。

🇰🇷Korean

강요하다

압력이나 필요에 의해, 육체적, 도덕적 또는 지적 수단으로 어떤 일을 하게 하다:

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ép buộc

buộc phải làm do áp lực hoặc sự cần thiết, bằng các phương tiện thể chất, đạo đức hoặc trí tuệ:

🇹🇭Thai

บังคับ

กระทำโดยความกดดันหรือความจำเป็นโดยทางกาย ศีลธรรม หรือทางปัญญา

🇮🇩Indonesian

memaksa

menyebabkan melakukan melalui tekanan atau kebutuhan, dengan cara fisik, moral atau intelektual:

🇵🇭Filipino

pilitin

upang gawin sa pamamagitan ng presyon o pangangailangan, sa pamamagitan ng pisikal, moral o intelektwal na paraan:

🇲🇾Malay

paksaan

menyebabkan melakukan melalui tekanan atau keperluan, dengan cara fizikal, moral atau intelek:

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إكراه

التسبب في القيام عن طريق الضغط أو الضرورة بوسائل مادية أو معنوية أو فكرية :

🇮🇷Persian

اجبار

انجام دادن از طریق فشار یا ضرورت، با ابزارهای فیزیکی، اخلاقی یا فکری:

🇹🇷Turkish

zorlamak

baskı veya zorunluluk yoluyla, fiziksel, ahlaki veya entelektüel yollarla şunları yapmaya neden olmak:

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִכפּוֹת

לגרום לעשות באמצעות לחץ או צורך, באמצעים פיזיים, מוסריים או אינטלקטואליים:

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