subjugation

Noun

Meaning

The act of subjugating, or the state of being subjugated.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

conquest oppression conquering subjection control occupation serfdom defeat reduction invasion destruction slavery persecution dependence captivity
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Antonyms

empire raj liberty dominion deliverance amnesty
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Hypernyms

relationship capture persecution seizure gaining control

Hyponyms

slavery captivity confinement repression oppression bondage

Related terms

subjugate

Phrases with the word

child subjugation subjugation ship anti-subjugation

Examples

Education is indoctrination if you're white - subjugation if you're black. James Baldwin

Revolutionary feminism embraces men who are able to change, who are capable of responding mutually in a subject-to-subject encounter where desire and fulfillment are in no way linked to coercive subjugation. This feminist vision of the sexual imaginary is the space few men seem able to enter. Bell hooks

I hold a beast, an angel and a madman in me, and my enquiry is as to their working, and my problem is their subjugation and victory, downthrow and upheaval, and my effort is their self-expression. Dylan Thomas

The violent subjugation of the Palestinians, Iraqis, and Afghans will only ensure that those who oppose us will increasingly speak to us in the language we speak to them-violence. Chris Hedges

Subjugation is something which is an impedance on the ascent of man. Kamal Haasan

For the true author of the subjugation of a people is not so much the immediate agent, as the power which permits it having the means to prevent it. Thucydides

Close letter words and terms

subjugated community subjugated group subjugated state subjugation ship subjugational subjugative