coercive

• Descreve ações ou medidas que envolvem o uso de força, ameaças ou intimidação para obrigar alguém a um determinado comportamento. Pode indicar tanto o caráter de quem coage quanto o de algo que restringe pela força.

Describes actions or measures that involve the use of force, threats, or intimidation to compel someone to act in a certain way.

1. Using force or threatsC1formal

   Serving or intended to force someone to act in a certain way through pressure, threats, or intimidation.

   Coercitivo

   • The government used coercive measures to suppress the protest.
   • Coercive tactics in negotiations often lead to resentment.
   • The regime's coercive policies were widely condemned.

   Sinônimosbullyingforcefulintimidatingoppressivethreatening

   Antônimospersuasivevoluntary