paksaanBahasa Indonesia

compulsion, violence, coercion, extortion, ferocity

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From paksa (…-an) · common, #4,733

Noun

Continual and persistent demands

English: insistence, insisting

Bahasa: tuntutan, desakan, pendesakan

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An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

English: compulsion, obsession

Bahasa: godaan

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Using force to cause something to occur

English: compulsion, coercion

Bahasa: desakan, pemaksaan

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The felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

English: extortion

Bahasa: pemerasan, ugutan

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