imposition; compulsion; forcing
Refers to the act of forcing rules, decisions, opinions, or tasks onto others without their consent. Often used in negative contexts.
I wish he'd stop forcing his values on others.
I'm fed up with his imposing his opinions.
Imposing rules can sometimes be counterproductive.
That's nothing more than a one-sided imposition.
His advice felt like it was being forced on me.
The boss dumped his work on his subordinate.
強要 emphasizes actively coercing someone into doing something specific, whereas 押し付け focuses on imposing an idea, task, or opinion regardless of consent.
圧力 refers to the general pressure exerted on someone (social, political, etc.), while 押し付け specifically describes forcing a particular thing onto someone.
押し売り means high-pressure or forced selling of goods, a narrower commercial sense, while 押し付け is the general act of forcing anything (opinions, tasks, rules) on someone.
pushy; self-assertive; imposing
Standard kanji spelling.
Common kana-mixed spelling.
Noun form of the verb 押し付ける (oshitsukeru), from 押す (osu, 'push') + 付ける (tsukeru, 'attach').