subjection
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- nonsubjection noun
- presubjection noun
- resubjection noun
- self-subjection noun
- subjectional adjective
Etymology
Origin of subjection
1300–50; Middle English < Latin subjectiōn- (stem of subjectiō ) a throwing under, equivalent to subject- ( subject ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Thurman prioritizes a more fragile site of subjection: the soul.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2024
Only when people begin to imagine a full emancipation, do they perceive the full extent of their subjection.
From BBC • Sep. 1, 2023
The Korean people’s opposition to the division of their nation and its subjection to foreign rule was ignored.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
As the Supreme Court has recognized, the First Amendment demands that “the price of lawful public dissent must not be a dread of subjection to an unchecked surveillance power.”
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2021
They had tamed the bush, and in return it yielded them their food and their scant living from trap lines and a wood lot, but the struggle to keep it in subjection was endless.
From "The Incredible Journey" by Sheila Burnford
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