subordination
Syllables: sub·or·di·na·tionUK/səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩//səˌbɔɹdəˈneɪʃn̩/
subordination noun: the process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.
Noun
subordination (countable and uncountable, plural subordinations)
- The process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.
- Sound logic, as the habitual subordination of the individual to the species, and of the species to the genus […]1817, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Biographia Literaria, New York: Leavitt, Lord & Co., published 1834
- The property of being subordinate; inferiority of rank or position.
- 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.
subordination meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
subordination in Tamil
- கீழ் நிலை, கீழ்நிலை, பணிவு
subordination in Urdu
- محکومی, محکومیت, پابندی
subordination in Bengali
- অধীনস্থ হওয়ার অবস্থা, গুণ, পদ, মর্যাদায় নিম্নস্থতা
subordination in Malayalam
- subjection, inferiority, subservience
- വിധേയത്വം, പരാധീനത, അധീനസ്ഥിതി, താഴ്മ, അപകർഷത, വക്തവ്യത
More languagesFewer languages
- subordination in Kannada
- ಅಚ್ಚುಳ, ಅಧೀನತೆ, ವಿಧೇಯತೆ
Forms of subordination
| plural | subordinations |
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Origin of subordination
From Middle French subordination, from Medieval Latin subordinatio.
Words formed from subordination
Words that rhyme with subordination
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about subordination
- What does subordination mean?
- Subordination means the process of making or classing (something or somebody) as subordinate.
- What is subordination in Tamil?
- Subordination in Tamil is கீழ் நிலை, கீழ்நிலை, பணிவு. See Subordination meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is subordination?
- Subordination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce subordination?
- Subordination is pronounced /səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn̩/ (UK).
- What is the plural of subordination?
- The plural of subordination is subordinations.
Words near subordination in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: subordination (page history and authors); subordination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subordination (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subordination (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); subordination (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); subordination (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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