subjugation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌsʌbd͡ʒəˈɡeɪʃən/ (General-American)
- /ˌsʌbd͡ʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin subiugātiō, from Latin subiugō (“to subjugate”). By surface analysis, subjugate + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of subjugating.
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.
Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?
2012 March-April, Jan Sapp, “Race Finished”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2015, page 164:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| subjugations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
resubjugation · nonsubjugation · subjugational
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (29)
es subyugación (state of being subjugated) · es sojuzgamiento (act of subjugating) · bg подчиняване (act of subjugating) · fi alistaminen (act of subjugating) · ja 征服 (act of subjugating) · cmn 制服 (act of subjugating) · es subyugación (act of subjugating) · hu leigázás (act of subjugating) · de Unterwerfung (act of subjugating) · cs podrobení (act of subjugating) · fi vallanalaisuus (state of being subjugated) · gl asoballamento (state of being subjugated) · cmn 征服 (act of subjugating) · grc καταστροφή (act of subjugating) · mi tāmitanga (act of subjugating) · es sojuzgamiento (state of being subjugated) · cs poroba (state of being subjugated) · ro subjugare (state of being subjugated) · gl asoballamento (act of subjugating) · mi pēhinga (act of subjugating) · it soggiogamento (act of subjugating) · fr assujettissement (act of subjugating) · bg подчинение (state of being subjugated) · fi kukistaminen (act of subjugating) · hu meghódítás (act of subjugating) · cmn 制伏 (act of subjugating) · ro subjugare (act of subjugating) · mi whakataurekarekatanga (act of subjugating) · bg поробване (act of subjugating)