1.
to press against; to push onto
To physically press something firmly against a surface.
スタンプを紙に押し付けた。
I pressed the stamp onto the paper.
背中を壁に押し付けて立っていた。
I was standing with my back pressed against the wall.
氷を額に押し付けて熱を冷ました。
I pressed ice against my forehead to cool the fever.
2.
to force upon; to push off onto
To impose unwanted tasks, responsibilities, or opinions on someone.
自分の考えを人に押し付けてはいけない。
You shouldn't force your ideas on other people.
面倒な仕事を新人に押し付けないでください。
Please don't push the troublesome work onto the newcomers.
失敗の責任を部下に押し付ける上司は信頼されない。
A boss who pushes the blame for failures onto subordinates won't be trusted.
押し付ける is a transitive verb (他動詞) formed from 押す (to push) + 付ける (to attach). The figurative meaning of forcing things on people is very common.
ASPECT (ている):
押し付けている indicates ongoing pressure or that something has been pressed/forced.
PARTICLE PATTERNS:
- [thing]を[surface]に押し付ける — to press [thing] against [surface]
- [person]に[thing]を押し付ける — to force [thing] on [person]
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 責任を押し付ける (push responsibility onto)
- 仕事を押し付ける (push work onto)
- 意見を押し付ける (force one's opinion on)
- 自分の価値観を押し付ける (impose one's values)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 強制する: to force, compel (more formal)
- 押しつけがましい: pushy, overbearing (adjective form)