subordination

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.
2. (countable, uncountable) The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.
3. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being properly obedient to a superior (as a superior officer); this quality as a systemic principle of discipline within a hierarchical organization.

Synonyms

subjection

submission

subjugation

conformity

compliance

dependency

mastery

obedience

dependance

dependence

hyponymy

shortcoming

similarity

submissiveness

subservience

under

sub-

addiction

adjacency

making inferior

allegiance

contingency

dutifulness

excellence

heteronomy

hypotaxis

incompleteness

obsession

postponement

shortage

Translations

subordination

subordinazione

subordinação

subordinación

Unterordnung

Abhängigkeit

subordinació

assoggettamento

fremdbestimmtes Handeln

Fremdgesetzlichkeit

κατωτερότητα

dépendance

être sous contrôle

achterstelling

ondergeschiktheid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/

Etymology

From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio.