Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coercive

/kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: co-er-cive
IPA: /kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.

adj

Such that the ratio of |F(x)| to x approaches infinity as x approaches infinity.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English coerce Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English coercive From coerce + -ive.

Inflected Forms

more coercive (comparative) most coercive (superlative)

Derived Forms

anticoercive cocoercive coercively coerciveness coercivity discoercive hypocoercive noncoercive semicoercive uncoercive

Phrases

coercive citation coercive force coercive persuasion

Rhymes With

subversive recursive discursive dispersive

Questions

How do you pronounce coercive?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəʊˈɜː(ɹ)sɪv/.
What does coercive mean?: Displaying a tendency or intent to coerce.
Where does coercive come from?: Etymology tree English coerce Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English coercive From coerce + -ive.

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