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submissiveness

/səbˈmɪsɪvnəs/noun

उच्चारण सब्मिसिव्नस

आज्ञाकारिता, दब्बूपन

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    the quality of being too willing to accept somebody else's authority and willing to obey them without arguing

    आज्ञाकारिता, दब्बूपन

    • His submissiveness made others take advantage of him.
    • Her submissiveness at work meant that she never asked for a raise.
    • The manager disliked the submissiveness of his staff, who never offered ideas.
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    • The dog's submissiveness showed in the way it lowered its head.
    • Her submissiveness vanished when she found her voice.

    Synonyms obedience meekness docility compliance passivity

    Opposite assertiveness defiance rebelliousness independence

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sub·mis·sive·ness

With double s twice (-miss- and -ness).

दो बार दोहरा s (-miss- और -ness)।

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Keep the obedient words together: submissive (too willing to obey), obedient, docile (quiet and easy to control), compliant, meek, servile (too eager to obey, in a way that lacks self-respect).

आज्ञाकारिता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: submissive (आज्ञा मानने को अत्यधिक तत्पर), obedient, docile (शांत और आसानी से नियंत्रित), compliant, meek, servile (आत्मसम्मान खोकर आज्ञा मानने को उत्सुक)।