pakko — meaning in English
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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.
- force noun Strength or power exerted to move, influence, or affect something.
- imperative adj Extremely important; essential.
- must verb Used to say that something is required or necessary.
- necessity noun The state of being required or unavoidable.
Senses
pakko is used for these senses in English:
- compulsion An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
- force (uncountable) Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
- force (legal) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
- imperative (countable) An essential action, a must: something which is imperative.
- must Something that is mandatory, required or recommended.
- necessity The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.
coercion — full definition
- noun The use of force or threats to make someone act against their will.
- noun In computing, the automatic conversion of a value from one data type to another.
compulsion — full definition
- noun A strong, often irrational urge to do something, even against one's better judgment.
- noun The use of force or pressure to make someone act a certain way.