How to pronounce coercion

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What coercion means

noun

Forcing someone to act by using threats

In a sentence: The coach wanted kids to join the team because they loved soccer, not because of coercion.

Where it comes from: It comes from the Latin coercere, to hold back or shut in, built from co-, with, and arcere, to enclose.

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