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SUBJECTION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of conquering
Synonyms:
conquering; conquest; subjection; subjugation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("subjection" is a kind of...):
capture; gaining control; seizure (the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property)
Instance hyponyms:
Norman Conquest (the invasion and settlement of England by the Normans following the battle of Hastings (1066))
Derivation:
subject (make subservient; force to submit or subdue)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Forced submission to control by others
Synonyms:
subjection; subjugation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("subjection" is a kind of...):
relationship (a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "subjection"):
repression (a state of forcible subjugation)
oppression (the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority:)
captivity; enslavement (the state of being a slave)
bondage; slavery; thraldom; thrall; thralldom (the state of being under the control of another person)
bondage (the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power)
peonage (the condition of a peon)
confinement (the state of being confined)
Derivation:
subject (make subservient; force to submit or subdue)
