Hemmung

German

Etymology

From hemmen +‎ -ung.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛmʊŋ/
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Noun

Hemmung f (genitive Hemmung, plural Hemmungen)

(psychology) inhibition
soziale Hemmung ― social inhibition

seine Hemmungen überwinden ― to overcome one's inhibitions
scruple
Synonyms: Bedenken, Skrupel
hindrance, hindering
Synonyms: Hemmnis, Behinderung, Hindernis, Nachteil
escapement of a timepiece
Synonym: (dated) Gang

Declension

Declension of Hemmung [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Hemmung	die	Hemmungen
genitive	einer	der	Hemmung	der	Hemmungen
dative	einer	der	Hemmung	den	Hemmungen
accusative	eine	die	Hemmung	die	Hemmungen

Hyponyms

(watchmaking, escapement): Hyponyms: Ankerhemmung, Grahamhemmung, Grashüpferhemmung, Hakenhemmung, Kreuzschlaghemmung, Rückfallankerhemmung, Spindelhemmung, Stiftenhemmung, Zylinderhemmung

Related terms

Further reading

“Hemmung” in Duden online

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