subjection

  • 21subjection — Synonyms and related words: acceptance, acquiescence, assent, back seat, complaisance, compliance, conquest, consent, deference, domination, enslavement, homage, humbleness, humbling, humiliation, humility, inferiority, juniority, kneeling,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22subjection — sub|jec|tion [ səb dʒekʃən ] noun uncount FORMAL the action of defeating someone and forcing them to obey you a. a situation in which someone controls you and you have to obey them …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23subjection — sub·jec·tion || sÉ™b dÊ’ekʃn n. act of subjecting; condition of being subject …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 24subjection — n. 1. (Act of) subjecting, subduing, controlling, putting down or under, subjugation, conquest, subordinating. 2. Dependence, subordination, subserviency, subordinacy …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 25subjection — n 1. quelling, crushing, trampling, defeating, subduing, conquering, enslaving, breaking, humbling, humiliating; domination, subjugation, mastery, control. 2. thrall, thralldom, bondage, captivity, slavery, servitude; chains, shackles, manacles,… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 26subjection — sub·jec·tion …

    English syllables

  • 27subjection — UK [səbˈdʒekʃ(ə)n] / US [səbˈdʒekʃən] noun [uncountable] formal a) the action of defeating someone and forcing them to obey you b) a situation in which someone controls you and you have to obey them …

    English dictionary

  • 28subjection — /səbˈdʒɛkʃən/ (say suhb jekshuhn) noun 1. the act of subjecting. 2. the state or fact of being subjected …

  • 29subjection — The obligation of one or more persons to act at the discretion or according to the judgment and will of others …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 30subjection — noun 1. forced submission to control by others • Syn: ↑subjugation • Derivationally related forms: ↑subject, ↑subjugate (for: ↑subjugation) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

    Useful english dictionary