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terrorize vs coerce

coerce vs terrorize

terrorize and coerce both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
terrorize No No Yes No
coerce No No Yes No
As verbs, coerce is a hypernym of terrorize; that is, coerce is a word with a broader meaning than terrorize:
  • terrorize: coerce by violence or with threats
  • coerce: to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
Other hypernyms of terrorize include force, hale, pressure, squeeze.
terrorize (verb) coerce (verb)
fill with terror; frighten greatly to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
coerce by violence or with threats
Difference between terrorize and coerce

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