Coercion and Cruelty

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Coercion noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.

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Cruelty and coercion are semantically related in persecution topic. In some cases you can use "Cruelty" instead a noun "Coercion".

Nearby Words: coerce, coerced, coercive, coercible, coercing

Cruelty noun - Disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others.

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Coercion and cruelty are semantically related in persecution topic. Sometimes you can use "Coercion" instead a noun "Cruelty".

Nearby Words: cruel, cruelly

high	high coercion	high cruelty
physical	physical coercion	physical cruelty
pure	pure coercion	pure cruelty
actual	actual coercion	actual cruelty
Other adjectives: mental, outright.

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