Definition

1. Verb:
   • To constrain: To force someone to act in a specific way by applying pressure, often limiting their freedom of choice.
   • To oblige: To compel someone to do something as a duty or requirement, sometimes through moral or social force.
   • To coerce: To persuade someone to do something by using force, threats, or authority, leaving them with no acceptable alternative.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Không ai có quyền ép buộc bạn làm điều trái với lương tâm. (No one has the right to oblige you to do something against your conscience.)
  • Luật pháp ép buộc các công ty phải nộp thuế đầy đủ. (The law constrains companies to pay taxes in full.)
  • Anh ấy cảm thấy bị ép buộc phải ký hợp đồng. (He felt coerced into signing the contract.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb often implies an imbalance of power, where one party imposes their will upon another. It carries a negative connotation of compulsion against one's will.
• It can be used in legal, social, and personal contexts to describe mandatory rules, forceful persuasion, or psychological pressure.

Variants and Related Words

• Sự ép buộc (n): Constraint; coercion. Refers to the act or state of being forced.

  • Sự ép buộc trong hôn nhân là không thể chấp nhận. (Coercion in marriage is unacceptable.)

• Cưỡng ép (v): To compel; to force. A stronger synonym emphasizing forceful imposition.

  • Họ cố gắng cưỡng ép anh ta thay đổi lời khai. (They tried to compel him to change his testimony.)

Synonyms

• To force: To make someone do something against their will.
• To compel: To drive or force someone to take a certain action.
• To pressure: To attempt to persuade or influence someone forcefully.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Ép buộc tình cảm: To force feelings or a relationship. Refers to pressuring someone into an emotional commitment.

  • Ép buộc tình cảm sẽ không mang lại hạnh phúc thực sự. (Forcing feelings will not bring real happiness.)

• Ép buộc ý chí: To coerce someone's will. Describes overriding another person's desires or decisions.

  • Nhà lãnh đạo tốt thuyết phục chứ không ép buộc ý chí. (A good leader persuades rather than coerces the will.)

verb

1. to constrain; to oblige