przymus

See also: Przymus and przymuś

Polish

Etymology

Deverbal from przymusić.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʂɘ.mus/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘmus
  • Syllabification: przy‧mus
  • Homophone: Przymus

Noun

przymus m inan

  1. coercion (actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person)
  2. (law) coercion, compulsion, duress (use of force to compel)
  3. (bridge) squeeze, squeeze play (tactic of running a suit to compel another player to waste potentially winning cards)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
verbs

Further reading

  • przymus in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • przymus in Polish dictionaries at PWN