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przymus.

coercion (actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpʂɘ.mus/
  1. coercion (actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person)

    inanimate · masculine
  2. coercion, compulsion, duress (use of force to compel)

    inanimate · masculine
  3. squeeze, squeeze play (tactic of running a suit to compel another player to waste potentially winning cards)

    inanimate · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *préy Proto-Balto-Slavic *prei Proto-Slavic *pri Proto-Slavic *pri- Old Polish przy- Polish przy- Proto-Indo-European *med-der. Proto-Germanic *mōtaną Proto-West Germanic *mōtan Old High German muoȥanbor. Old Czech musitibor. Old Polish musieć Polish musieć Polish przymusićdeverb. Polish przymus Deverbal from przymusić.

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