subjugation
/,sʌbdʤu'geiʃn/
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Noun:
- The act of conquering: The action of gaining control over a place or people through military force.
- The act of subjugating by cruelty: The action of bringing someone or something under complete control, often through oppressive or harsh means.
- Forced submission to control by others: The state of being under the complete authority or domination of another.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The subjugation of the island nation took many years.
- The people resisted the tyrant's brutal subjugation.
- The treaty resulted in the complete subjugation of the defeated army.
Advanced Usage
- "Political subjugation": The process of bringing a group or nation under political control.
- The region suffered decades of political subjugation.
- "Cultural subjugation": The suppression or domination of one culture by another.
- The policy aimed at the cultural subjugation of the indigenous population.
Variants and Related Words
- Subjugate (verb): To bring under control or domination, especially by conquest.
- The empire sought to subjugate its neighbors.
- Subjugator (noun): A person or entity that subjugates.
- He was remembered as a cruel subjugator.
Synonyms
- Conquest: The act of taking control of a place or people by force.
- Domination: The exercise of control or influence over someone or something.
- Oppression: Prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control.
Related Phrases
- "To live in subjugation": To exist in a state of being controlled or dominated.
- The population lived in subjugation for generations.
- "A history of subjugation": A past characterized by being conquered or dominated.
- The country has a long history of subjugation by foreign powers.
Noun
- the act of conquering
- the act of subjugating by cruelty
- the tyrant's oppression of the people
- forced submission to control by others