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the act of treating a person or their wishes or beliefs as less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs: The subjugation of women is a central theme in her work. Fewer examples. Hitler's main objective was the total subjugation of the Soviet Union.
Subjugation is like oppression or conquest: one group takes control over another and forces them to do as they're told. Subjugation is one of many types of injustice in the world. It has to do with one group of people dominating another group by taking away their freedom.
the act of treating a person or their wishes or beliefs as less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs: The subjugation of women is a central theme in her work. Fewer examples. Hitler's main objective was the total subjugation of the Soviet Union.
to treat yourself, your wishes, or your beliefs as being less important than other people or their wishes or beliefs: She subjugated her self to her mother's needs. Reporters must subjugate personal political convictions to their professional commitment to balance.
Definition of subjugation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Subjugation definition: the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement. See examples of SUBJUGATION used in a sentence.
1. To bring under control, especially by military force; conquer. 2. To make subordinate or subject to the dominion of something else: "The urgency of the mating season is subjugated, for the moment, to the demands of self-preservation" (David M. Carroll).
