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| coerce |
to persuade or pressure (a person) to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| coercion |
the act of persuading or pressuring a person to do something by using threats, intimidation, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| duress |
intimidation or coercion. [1/2 definitions] |
| high-pressure |
attempting to persuade, as to a purchase, by intimidation and persistence. [2/4 definitions] |
| jawbone |
(informal) to try to persuade by talk rather than by intimidation. [1/3 definitions] |
| nightrider |
a member of a band of mounted, often masked men who committed acts of violence and intimidation, esp. in the southern United States after the Civil War. |
| terrorism |
the use of violence, torture, or physical intimidation by a group or organization as a means of forcing others to satisfy its demands. |
| terrorist |
one who uses violence, torture, or physical intimidation to achieve one's ends, esp. one's political ends. [1/2 definitions] |
| war of nerves |
a conflict consisting primarily of psychological techniques, as of confusion or intimidation, rather than overt military or physical action. |
| weak-kneed |
giving way easily to intimidation. [1/2 definitions] |
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