the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)
Relacións léxico-semánticas no WordNet vía ILI (3)
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Amosar
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Agochar
gráfico:
Hyperonyms
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01127245-n:
the act of compelling by force of authority
Hyponyms
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00759694-n:
the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear
Glosses
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02504562-v:
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"