Force
Resist
Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.
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- If any of your parents can't help but desire that you were different, and can't resist the urge to force you in whatever direction they believe is better for you, you are probably screwed.
Source: Why Couldn't You Be Different? -
Normally, she should have had the strength to better resist that, but she's giving half of her life-force away to Shiki.
Source: Sanity Meter -
Hypnotize the Princess: Rather than kidnapping and imprisoning the Damsel in Distress by force, the villain instead hypnotizes or brainwashes her so that she doesn't resist.
Source: Women Are Delicate
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