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[ suhb-jek-shuhn ] / səbˈdʒɛk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR subjection ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of subjecting. the state or fact of being subjected. Origin of subjection1300–50; Middle English <Latin subjectiōn- (stem of subjectiō) a throwing under, equivalent to subject- (see subject) + -iōn--ion OTHER WORDS FROM subjectionsub·jec·tion·al, adjectivenon·sub·jec·tion, nounpre·sub·jec·tion, nounre·sub·jec·tion, noun self-sub·jec·tion, noun Words nearby subjectionsubject, subject catalog, subject catalogue, subject complement, subjectify, subjection, subjective, subjective complement, subjective idealism, subjective intension, subjective sensation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for subjectionBy now near to drowning in complicity and subjection, I obeyed. Hitchens on Thatcher's Sex Appeal|David Frum|January 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST For, to speak plainly, whatever the external thing may be, the value which we set upon it places us in subjection to others. A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus With the Encheiridion|Epictetus The great industry in changing all social relations has increased vices, maladies and subjection. Essays on the Materialistic Conception of History|Antonio Labriola The system or constitution is formed by and consists in these respects and this subjection. Human Nature|Joseph Butler
The Sikhs themselves were afterwards reduced to subjection by a single chieftain belonging to their order, Runjeet Singh. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5|Various Again a successful battle would humble his foes and bring them in subjection to the foot of his throne. The Empire of Russia|John S. C. Abbott
British Dictionary definitions for subjection
nounthe act or process of subjecting or the state of being subjected Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to subjectionduty, culpability, accountability, burden, obligation, debt, faith, fidelity, fealty, patriotism, honesty, support, allegiance, obedience, reliability, sincerity, adherence, tie, integrity, honor |