Submissiveness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state or quality of being submissive, in any sense of the word.
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  • noun. The state or quality of being submissive.
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  • noun. the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
    • Word Usage
    "You may be plagued with indecisiveness or revert to emotional "default" positions forged during childhood, such as submissiveness, rebellion or self-undermining behavior."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    obedience  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    obsequiousness  passiveness  passivity  servility  subordination  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    acknowledgement  animality  chastity  connivance  consanguinity  
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