Pester is a related term of coerce.
In lang=en terms the difference between pester and coerce
is that pester is to bother, harass or annoy persistently while coerce is to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
As verbs the difference between pester and coerce
is that pester is to bother, harass or annoy persistently while coerce is to restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
pester
English
Alternative forms
* pestre (obsolete)
Verb
(
en verb)
To bother, harass or annoy persistently.
Synonyms
* badger
* bug
* hound
Related terms
* pest
* pester power
* pestery
coerce
English
Verb
(coerc)
To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to repress; to curb.
to use force, threat, fraud, or intimidation in attempt to compel one to act against his will.
(computing) to force an attribute, normally of a data type, to take on the attribute of another data type.
Synonyms
* compel
* bully
* dragoon
Derived terms
* coercion
* coercer
* coercee
* coercible
