English noun: obeisance |
1. | obeisance (communication) bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting |
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| Synonyms | bow, bowing |
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| Broader (hypernym) | gesture, motion, reverence |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | genuflection, genuflexion, kotow, kowtow, salaam, scrape, scraping |
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2. | obeisance (act) the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person |
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| Synonyms | obedience |
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| Broader (hypernym) | compliance, submission |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | truckling |
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| Antonyms | disobedience, noncompliance |
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