Zwang
derNouncompulsion; force; constraint
English translations
- 01
compulsion
- 02
coercion
- 03
constraint
- 04
force
Word details
- German meaning
- Zwang bezeichnet eine Situation, in der jemand gegen seinen Willen zu etwas gezwungen wird.
- English meaning
- Coercion refers to a situation in which someone is forced to do something against their will.
- Synonym
- Nötigung, Druck
- German example
- Er handelte unter Zwang.
- English example
- He acted under coercion.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Zwang
- Plural Form
- die Zwänge
Related words
- Zwangskollektivierung
Forced collectivization
- Zwangsarbeiter
A forced laborer is a person who is forced to work, often without pay and under poor conditions.
- Zwangsfinanzierung
Mandatory financing
- Zwangslage
predicament
- zwangsenteignen
to expropriate
- Zwangsimpfung
Compulsory vaccination is a vaccination that is required by law and therefore mandatory.
- zwangsernähren
Force-feeding means feeding someone against their will, often by introducing food into the body.
- zwangseinweisen
To commit involuntarily
- Zwangsarbeiterin
Forced laborer (female)
- Zwangsmedikation
Forced medication
- Zwangsvorstellung
Obsession
- Zwangsarbeit
Forced labor
- Zwangsläufigkeit
Inevitability
- Zwangsjacke
Straitjacket
- Zwangsstörung
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- zwangsfinanziert
Compulsory funded
- Zwanglosigkeit
informality
- zwanghaft
Compulsive
- Zwangsheirat
Forced marriage, a marriage that takes place without the free and informed consent of both parties.
- Zwangsehe
Forced marriage
- Zwangsernährung
Forced feeding
- Zwangsurlaub
Mandatory vacation
- zwangsläufig
Inevitable
- Zugzwang
Zugzwang
- Systemzwang
System constraint
- Kontrollzwang
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Massenzwangsimpfung
Mandatory mass vaccination
- Schwitzkasten
headlock
- Plauderei
chit-chat
- Konsumterror
Consumerism pressure, tyranny of consumption
- Germanisierung
Germanization
- Umerzieher
A re-educator is a person who tries to change another person's beliefs or behavior through indoctrination or coercion.
- Umerzieherin
re-educator (female)
- Fremdarbeiter
A foreign worker is a person who comes from abroad to work in a particular country, often under difficult conditions. The term has a negative connotation, especially in connection with forced labor during World War II.
- Geldmangel
Lack of money, shortage of funds
- plaudern
To chat
- abschieben
Deport
- plauschen
To chat means to talk casually and entertainingly, often about trivial topics.
- leger
Casual
- sklavisch
slavish
- neurotisch
Neurotic
- unbedingt
Absolutely
- unfrei
Unfree
- unverbindlich
non-binding
- kaufsüchtig
Shopaholic
- kumpelhaft
Buddy-like
- unweigerlich
Inevitable means unavoidable or certain to happen.
- unumgänglich
inevitable
- Pyromanie
Pyromania
Example sentences with “Zwang”
Er handelte ohne Zwang. (He acted without compulsion.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Zwang a noun?
Yes, 'der Zwang'. The plural is 'die Zwänge'.