English noun: subjugation |
1. | subjugation (state) forced submission to control by others |
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| Synonyms | subjection |
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| Broader (hypernym) | relationship |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bondage, bondage, captivity, confinement, enslavement, oppression, peonage, repression, slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom |
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2. | subjugation (act) the act of subjugating by cruelty |
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| Samples | The tyrant's oppression of the people.
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| Synonyms | oppression |
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| Broader (hypernym) | persecution |
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3. | subjugation (act) the act of conquering |
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| Synonyms | conquering, conquest, subjection |
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| Broader (hypernym) | capture, gaining control, seizure |
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| Instance hyponym | Norman Conquest |
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