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Coercion vs Suppression - What's the difference?

coercion | suppression |

As nouns the difference between coercion and suppression

is that coercion is (not countable) actual]] or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of [[coerce|coercing while suppression is the act or instance of suppressing.

coercion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (not countable) Actual]] or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of [[coerce, coercing.
  • (legal, not countable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
  • (countable) A specific instance of coercing.
  • (computing, countable) Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.

    • Related terms

    * coerce * coercer * coercible

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    suppression

    English

    Noun

  • The act or instance of suppressing.
  • * 1980 , :
    • The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion and politics, but it is not the path to knowledge; it has no place in the endeavor of science.
  • The state of being suppressed.
  • A process in which a person consciously excludes anxiety-producing thoughts, feelings, or memories.