Noun as in strong fondness

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coercion, compulsion, constraint

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Example Sentences

Example:The government was accused of coerced confessions during interrogations.

Definition:The action of persuading someone to do something by manipulating them, especially by threatening or using force.

From coercion

Example:There was a compulsion to follow the tradition even though many found it meaningless.

Definition:The state or condition of having to do something, or of being held under obligation for something, especially through legal, moral, or religious rules or principles.

From compulsion

Example:The artist felt a deep constraint when painting by numbers.

Definition:A restricting or limiting by force, law, or rules; a restriction or limitation.

From constraint