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Sounds | aa.blahgey'shahn |
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Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2504 more rhymes in ahn at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | The social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force. |
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Examples | every opportunity, an obligation |
Synonyms | duty, responsibility |
Narrower | job; guardianship, keeping, safekeeping; moral obligation; noblesse oblige; burden of proof; civic duty, civic responsibility; filial duty; imperative; incumbency; legal duty; line of duty; white man's burden; prerequisite, requirement; requirement, demand |
Broader | social control |
Verbs | oblige, obligate |
Meaning | The state of being obligated to do or pay something. |
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Examples | "he is under an obligation to finish the job" |
Narrower | indebtedness, liability, financial obligation |
Broader | state |
Verbs | obligate; obligate |
Meaning | A personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor. |
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Broader | personal relation, personal relationship |
Verbs | oblige |
Meaning | A legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply. |
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Narrower | debt |
Broader | written agreement |
Adjectives | obligational |
Verbs | oblige, obligate |