subservience
/səbˈsɜːviəns/noun
उच्चारण सब्सर्विअन्स
अधीनता, दासता
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[U] disapproving
the quality of being too willing to obey other people
अधीनता, दासता
- subservience to the powerful
- Her subservience to her employer prevented her from speaking up.
- The clerk's subservience to his boss made his colleagues uneasy.
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- Years of subservience had left her afraid to express an opinion.
- The play criticises the subservience of servants towards their wealthy masters.
Synonyms servility submissiveness obsequiousness deference compliance
Opposite independence assertiveness defiance dominance
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
sub·ser·vi·ence
With -vi-ence.
-vi-ence के साथ।
?Which word?
Keep the too-obedient words together: subservient, servile, submissive (always willing to obey), obsequious, docile (quiet and easy to control), compliant.
अत्यधिक आज्ञाकारी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: subservient, servile, submissive (सदा आज्ञा मानने को तैयार), obsequious, docile (शांत और नियंत्रण में आसान), compliant।
§Grammar and usage
Subservient to sb or sth ('subservient to the government').
Usage: 'subservient to sb या sth' का मतलब है किसी के आगे ज़रूरत से ज़्यादा झुका हुआ होना, जैसे 'subservient to the government'।
Usage: subservient also means less important ('subservient to the main aim').
प्रयोग में subservient का अर्थ कम महत्वपूर्ण भी है ('subservient to the main aim')।