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Joch: yoke — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Joch

yoke

an oppressive form of domination, dependence or burden that severely restricts freedom

IPA/jɔx/

The single syllable is stressed.

Meaning 1formal · 90%

an oppressive form of domination, dependence or burden that severely restricts freedom

Die Bevölkerung lebte jahrzehntelang unter dem Joch einer Diktatur.

Viele wollten das Joch wirtschaftlicher Abhängigkeit abschütteln.

Der Autor verwendet das Joch als Bild für politische Unterdrückung.

The literal meaning is a wooden crosspiece for draft animals; in contemporary abstract language the figurative sense of oppression is frequent.

— be under the yoke

unter dem Joch stehen

das Joch abschütteln — throw off the yoke

In phrases such as unter dem Joch stehen, Joch means oppressive domination rather than the physical object.

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What does “unter dem Joch einer Diktatur” mean?

The literal meaning is a wooden crosspiece for draft animals; in contemporary abstract language the figurative sense of oppression is frequent.