Bewegung

Definitions of Bewegung
  1. noun
    the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
    synonyms: Betroffenheit, Erschütterung, Schock, Schockiertheit
  2. noun
    a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something
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    Wasserwelle, Welle
    one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
    Blutkreislauf, Blutsystem
    free movement or passage (as of cytoplasm within a cell or sap through a plant)
    Flutwelle
    a wave resulting from the periodic flow of the tides that is caused by the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun
    Flutwelle
    an unusual (and often destructive) rise of water along the seashore caused by a storm or a combination of wind and high tide
    Flutwelle
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
    fließen, laufen
    the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
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    Geschehen
    an event that happens
  3. noun
    a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals
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    Kunstepoche
    a group of artists who agree on general principles
    Protestbewegung
    a movement intended to bring about social and humanitarian reforms
    Impressionismus
    a school of late 19th century French painters who pictured appearances by strokes of unmixed colors to give the impression of reflected light
    Dadaismus
    a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
    Expressionismus
    an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized; an inner feeling was expressed through a distorted rendition of reality
    Naturalismus, Realismus
    an artistic movement in 19th century France; artists and writers strove for detailed realistic and factual description
    Arbeiterbewegung
    an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
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    soziale Gruppe
    people sharing some social relation
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