Gewalt
Meaning
- (feminine) strong or violent force
- (feminine) violence
- (feminine) physical control or power
- (feminine) authority; legally established control or power
Concepts
ability
real power
power of the state
forcing compliance
Violence
by force
Synonyms
Wucht
Gewalttaten
Potenzialität
Machtbefugnis
Waffengewalt
Herrschergewalt
Mordtat
rohe Gewalt
physische Gewalt
wirkliche Macht
Gewichtung
aggressives Verhalten
Ehe Partnerschaft
Gewalttat
Schreckenstat
Frequency
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈvalt/
Etymology
From Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-West Germanic *gawald, from Proto-Germanic *gawaldą, from *ga- + *waldą (“power, authority”). Cognate with Yiddish געוואַלד (gevald), Dutch geweld, English wald.
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Asterix-Comics verherrlichen Gewalt und Aufputschmittel.
Asterix comics glorify violence and stimulants.
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