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принуда — meaning in English

prinuda

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English meaning

  • coercion noun The use of force or threats to make someone act against their will.
  • compulsion noun A strong, often irrational urge to do something, even against one's better judgment.
  • constraint noun A limitation or restriction on what can be done.
  • duress noun Pressure or threats used to force someone into doing something against their will.
  • enforcement noun The act of making sure a law, rule, or agreement is followed.
  • necessity noun The state of being required or unavoidable.

Senses

принуда is used for these senses in English:

  • constraint Something that constrains; a restriction.
  • duress Constraint by threat.
  • enforcement The act of enforcing; compulsion.
  • necessity The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.

coercion — full definition

  1. noun The use of force or threats to make someone act against their will.
  2. noun In computing, the automatic conversion of a value from one data type to another.

compulsion — full definition

  1. noun A strong, often irrational urge to do something, even against one's better judgment.
  2. noun The use of force or pressure to make someone act a certain way.

Related Bulgarian words