Definition

1. Verb:
   • To coerce; to pressure: To compel someone to do something through force, threats, or undue psychological pressure.
   • To constrain; to force: To restrict someone's freedom of action or choice, often in an oppressive manner.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Anh đừng o ép nó phải đồng ý. (Don't coerce him into agreeing.)
  • Cô ấy cảm thấy bị o ép phải từ chức. (She felt pressured to resign.)
  • Quyết định đi, tôi không muốn o ép anh. (You decide; I don't want to force you.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb is often used in the passive form "bị o ép", meaning "to be coerced" or "to be under pressure."
  • Nhiều công nhân bị o ép làm thêm giờ mà không được trả lương. (Many workers are coerced into working overtime without pay.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ép buộc (v): to compel, to obligate by force.

  • Không ai có quyền ép buộc bạn làm điều trái luật. (No one has the right to compel you to do something illegal.)

• Cưỡng ép (v): to force, to impose against someone's will.

  • Hành vi cưỡng ép là vi phạm pháp luật. (The act of forcing someone is a violation of the law.)

Synonyms

• Coerce: To persuade someone to do something by using force or threats.
• Pressure: To strongly persuade or influence someone.
• Compel: To force or oblige someone to do something.

Related Idioms

• While "o ép" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, the concept is central to phrases describing forced situations.
  • Bắt cá lên khỏi nước: Literally "to force a fish out of water," meaning to put someone in a difficult, unnatural, or coerced position.

1. Coerce; be under coercion
   • Bị o ép
     to be under coercion