To subdue is to subdue.
Avasallar is a concept that is linked to the idea of vassal : one who depends on a monarch or a feudal lord. The verb avasallar, in this way, refers to subjecting, subduing or tyrannizing .
Subjugation is usually linked to authoritarian and disrespectful treatment . When a person dominates another, they do not take their rights into account or respect their opinions or requests. The action of overwhelming can also be carried out by an organization or an entity, even by the State.
For example: “If the government decides to overwhelm the rights of workers, we are going to demonstrate in the streets and squares throughout the country,” “The opposition denounced that the president intends to overwhelm democracy,” “I don't like to overwhelm my employees: I prefer to leave them the necessary space to express themselves.”
action of overwhelming
For someone to be able to dominate another, a situation of inequality has to occur. The subjugated person is in a position of weakness, which is taken advantage of by the subjugator. Otherwise, the subjugation would be resisted and prevented.
Starting from this meaning we can establish that what an abuser does with his partner is to dominate her so that she is completely subjected to his desires. In the same way, those who carry out bullying also aim to overwhelm the victim, who is absolutely subjugated to those who insult him, please him and humiliate him in multiple ways.
Dominate, oppress, subjugate, abuse, subjugate y tyrannize son, por tanto, sinónimos del término avasallar. Por el contrario, podrían considerarse antónimos de la misma otras palabras tales como redress orelease.
The action of overwhelming is associated with the exercise of violence.
The concept in sport and literature
In the field of sport , the idea of overpowering is usually used with respect to clearly surpassing the rival .
If a soccer team, after 15 minutes of play, manages to win by two to zero, it could be said that it is managing to overwhelm its opponent. If the result then remains unchanged, or even manages to be reversed by the rival team, it will no longer be possible to speak of subjugation. Therefore, in this case, the notion is linked to a specific state or moment.
In literature, the term we are now addressing has been used even to give titles to certain works. This would be the case, for example, of the book “Don't let yourself be overwhelmed” , written by Peter Lauster and published in 1978 .
Overwhelm questions
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of an expression that also uses the word that concerns us now. We are referring to “overwhelming questions” . It is used to indicate that a person is subjecting another person to almost an interrogation without giving them time to speak; That is, it is only dedicated to answering what is being asked.
Many circumstances may be what lead to the use of that expression. An example would be the following: “Eva's father overwhelmed her boyfriend with questions on his first visit to the family home.”