SUBJUGATION Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word subjugation. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| conquest | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of conquering • success in mastering something difficult • an act of winning the love or sexual favor of someone | ||||||
| oppression | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of subjugating by cruelty • the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: • a feeling of being oppressed | ||||||
| control | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • power to direct or determine • a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another • (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc • a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment • the activity of managing or exerting control over something • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another • discipline in personal and social activities • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine • a spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance • the economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. verb • exercise authoritative control or power over • lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits • handle and cause to function • maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage • check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard • place under restrictions; limit access to by law • verify by using a duplicate register for comparison • be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something • have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of | ||||||
| despotism | nounn | |||||
noun • dominance through threat of punishment and violence • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) | ||||||
| enslavement | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being a slave • the act of making slaves of your captives | ||||||
| mastery | nounn | |||||
noun • great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity • power to dominate or defeat • the act of mastering or subordinating someone | ||||||
| servitude | nounn | |||||
noun • state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment | ||||||
| suppression | nounn | |||||
noun • the failure to develop some part or organ • the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation • forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority • (psychology) the conscious exclusion of unacceptable thoughts or desires | ||||||
| tyranny | nounn | |||||
noun • a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.) • dominance through threat of punishment and violence | ||||||
| subjection | nounn | |||||
noun • forced submission to control by others • the act of conquering | ||||||
| conquering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the act of conquering | ||||||
