coercive

English

Etymology

From coerce +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)

Adjective

coercive (comparative more coercive, superlative most coercive)

  1. Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.
    • 2006 July 19, Post Staff Writers, “U.S. Is Studying Military Strike Options on Iran”, in Washington Post, Washington, page A01:
      The Bush administration is studying options for military strikes against Iran as part of a broader strategy of coercive diplomacy to pressure Tehran to abandon its alleged nuclear development program, according to U.S. officials and independent analysts.
  2. (mathematics, of a function F) Such that the ratio of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔ.ɛʁ.siv/
  • Homophone: coercives

Adjective

coercive

  1. feminine singular of coercif
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