Subjugation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

forced submission to control by others

the act of subjugating by cruelty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌʌbdʒuːɡˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌʌbdʒuːɡˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌʌbdʒuːɡˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌʌbdʒuːɡˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the tyrant's oppression of the people

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

subjection oppression conquering conquest

Parts of Speech

noun	forced submission to control by others
noun	the act of subjugating by cruelty “the tyrant's oppression of the people”
noun	the act of conquering

Word Forms

subjugate	verb	make subservient; force to submit or subdue
subject	verb	make subservient; force to submit or subdue
oppress	verb	come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
conquer	verb	take possession of by force, as after an invasion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterwerfung

erzwungene Unterwerfung unter die Kontrolle durch andere

🇫🇷French

assujettissement

soumission forcée au contrôle des autres

🇪🇸Spanish

subyugación

Sumisión forzada al control de otros.

🇮🇹Italian

sottomissione

sottomissione forzata al controllo altrui

🇳🇱Dutch

onderwerping

gedwongen onderwerping aan controle door anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

subjugação

submissão forçada ao controle de outros

🇷🇺Russian

подчинение

принудительное подчинение контролю со стороны других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दमन

दूसरों के नियंत्रण में जबरन समर्पण

🇧🇩Bengali

অধীনতা

অন্যদের দ্বারা নিয়ন্ত্রণ করতে বাধ্য করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அடிபணிதல்

மற்றவர்களால் கட்டுப்படுத்த வேண்டிய கட்டாயம்

🇮🇳Telugu

లొంగదీసుకోవడం

ఇతరుల నియంత్రణకు బలవంతంగా సమర్పించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अधीनता

इतरांच्या नियंत्रणासाठी सक्तीने सबमिशन

🇮🇳Gujarati

વશીકરણ

અન્ય લોકો દ્વારા નિયંત્રણ માટે ફરજિયાત સબમિશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಧೀನಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಇತರರಿಂದ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಲು ಬಲವಂತದ ಸಲ್ಲಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കീഴ്പ്പെടുത്തൽ

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ നിയന്ത്രണത്തിന് നിർബന്ധിത വിധേയത്വം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਧੀਨਤਾ

ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਬਰਦਸਤੀ ਅਧੀਨਗੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

محکومیت

دوسروں کی طرف سے کنٹرول کرنے کے لئے زبردستی جمع کروانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

征服

被迫屈服于他人的控制

🇯🇵Japanese

征服

他者によるコントロールへの強制的な服従

🇰🇷Korean

진압

다른 사람의 통제에 강제 복종

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chinh phục

buộc phải phục tùng để kiểm soát bởi người khác

🇹🇭Thai

การปราบปราม

ถูกบังคับให้ยอมจำนนต่อการควบคุมของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penaklukan

penyerahan paksa untuk dikendalikan oleh orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsupil

sapilitang pagpapasakop upang kontrolin ng iba

🇲🇾Malay

penaklukan

penyerahan paksa untuk dikawal oleh orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

القهر

الخضوع القسري لسيطرة الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

انقیاد

تسلیم اجباری به کنترل توسط دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

boyun eğdirme

başkalarının kontrolüne zorla boyun eğme

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁעבּוּד

כניעה כפויה לשליטה על ידי אחרים

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The primary meaning of 'subjugation' is 'forced submission to control by others'.

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Using 'subjugation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'subjugation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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