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coacción — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • compulsion noun A strong, often irrational urge to do something, even against one's better judgment.
  • duress noun Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
  • interaction noun An occasion when two or more things or people affect or communicate with each other.

Senses

coacción is used for these senses in English:

  • duress Constraint by threat.
  • interaction The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce a new effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.

compulsion — full definition

  1. noun A strong, often irrational urge to do something, even against one's better judgment.
  2. noun The use of force or pressure to make someone act a certain way.

duress — full definition

  1. noun Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
  2. verb To force someone into an action through threats or pressure.

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