"Zugzwang" meaning in All languages combined

See Zugzwang on Wiktionary

Noun [German]

IPA: /ˈtsuːkˌtsvaŋ/, [ˈt͡suːkˌt͡sʋaŋ], /ˈtsʊxˌtsvaŋ/ Audio: De-Zugzwang.ogg
Etymology: From Zug (“move”) + Zwang (“compulsion”). Etymology templates: {{compound|de|Zug|Zwang|t1=move|t2=compulsion}} Zug (“move”) + Zwang (“compulsion”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,s:es,^e}} Zugzwang m (strong, genitive Zugzwangs or Zugzwanges, plural Zugzwänge) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:es,^e}} Forms: Zugzwangs [genitive], Zugzwanges [genitive], Zugzwänge [plural], strong [table-tags], Zugzwang [nominative, singular], Zugzwänge [definite, nominative, plural], Zugzwangs [genitive, singular], Zugzwanges [genitive, singular], Zugzwänge [definite, genitive, plural], Zugzwang [dative, singular], Zugzwange [dative, singular], Zugzwängen [dative, definite, plural], Zugzwang [accusative, singular], Zugzwänge [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. zugzwang
    (games, especially chess) Synonym of Zugpflicht (“the rule that a player cannot forgo a move”)
    Tags: especially, masculine, strong Categories (topical): Chess, Games Synonyms: Zugpflicht [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Zugzwang-de-noun-jr13ZmWl Topics: board-games, chess, games
  2. zugzwang
    (hence more specifically) a situation where this rule forces a player to make a disadvantageous move
    Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zugzwang-de-noun-ri3oYSf7
  3. zugzwang
    (by extension) a situation where someone is under pressure to take action, though not necessarily with disadvantageous consequences.
    Tags: broadly, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Zugzwang-de-noun-CqtllrP3 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 21 14 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 16 68 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 14 71

Inflected forms

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