subjection
/səb'dʤəkʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act of bringing someone or something under domination or control: "Subjection" refers to the process or fact of making a person, group, or entity submit to authority, power, or a conquering force.
- The state of being under such control or domination: It also describes the condition of being subjected, subjugated, or forced to obey.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The brutal subjection of the indigenous population by the colonizers lasted for decades.
- Her life was one of complete subjection to her father's will.
- The treaty resulted in the subjection of the defeated nation to the empire's laws.
Advanced Usage
- "To hold someone in subjection": to keep someone in a state of subjugation or control.
- The tyrant held the people in subjection through fear and violence.
- "Reduction to subjection": the act of being reduced to a subjugated state.
- The war led to the country's reduction to subjection.
Variants and Related Words
- Subject (verb): /səbˈdʒɛkt/ To bring under control or dominion; to cause to undergo.
- The emperor sought to subject all neighboring lands.
- Subjugation (noun): The act of subjugating or the state of being subjugated; a close synonym.
- The subjugation of their culture was a tragic outcome.
Synonyms
- Subjugation: The act of bringing under control.
- Domination: Exercise of power or influence over another.
- Conquest: The act of conquering or subjugating.
- Subordination: The state of being made less important or under the authority of another.
Antonyms
- Liberation: The act of setting free.
- Freedom: The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
- Independence: The fact or state of being independent.
Related Phrases
- In subjection to: Under the control or authority of.
- The provinces lived in subjection to the central government.
Noun
- the act of conquering
- forced submission to control by others