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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bokjong
"회의에서 그의 복종은 분명했다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being willing to submit to the authority of another.
"Her submissiveness in the meeting allowed her colleagues to take the lead." - 2
A disposition to yield to the control or authority of others.
"His submissiveness was evident in how he always agreed with his boss's decisions."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'submissiveness' originates from the Latin root 'submissus', meaning 'to lower or bring down', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Over time, it has come to denote a state of yielding or surrendering to authority or control.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Submissiveness" is said worldwide
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Soumission
Transliteration: su-mi-syon
"Sa soumission était évidente dans ses interactions."
Unterwerfung
Transliteration: un-ter-ver-fung
"Seine Unterwerfung war in der Besprechung offensichtlich."
Sottomissione
Transliteration: so-tto-mi-ssio-ne
"La sua sottomissione era chiara durante la riunione."
Sumisión
Transliteration: su-mi-sion
"Su sumisión fue evidente en la reunión."
Submissão
Transliteration: sub-mi-sao
"A submissão dela era clara durante a reunião."
आज्ञाकारिता
Transliteration: āgyākāritā
"उसकी आज्ञाकारिता बैठक में स्पष्ट थी।"
顺从
Transliteration: shùn cóng
"她在会议上的顺从是显而易见的。"
복종
Transliteration: bokjong
"회의에서 그의 복종은 분명했다."
従順
Transliteration: jūjun
"会議での彼女の従順さは明らかだった。"
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