強 圧 的(きょうあつてき)

きょうあつてき

na-adjective

coercive; high-handed; oppressive

1. coercive; high-handed; oppressive

Forcing others to comply through pressure or intimidation; domineering and allowing no dissent.

強圧的(きょうあつてき)な態度(たいど)。

a high-handed attitude

強圧的(きょうあつてき)に命令(めいれい)する。

give orders coercively

The subordinates were cowed by their boss's coercive manner.

A na-adjective. The noun form is 強圧(きょうあつ) (coercion, high pressure).

威圧的(いあつてき): intimidating, overbearing — a near-synonym that emphasizes an intimidating presence
高圧的(こうあつてき): high-handed, domineering — very close in meaning, perhaps the most common of the three
強引(ごういん): forceful, pushy — pushing something through regardless of objection, less about intimidation

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Added 2026.7.2 21:18 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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