Subjections

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of bringing someone or something under control or domination
2. The state of being oppressed or ruled over by external forces
3. A condition where individuals or groups are subjected to authority or power exerted by others

Etymology: "Subjections" is simply the plural of "subjection," so it names several instances or kinds of the state of being under another's control. The singular "subjection" came into English from Middle English "subjectioun," which passed through Anglo-Norman and Old French ("subjection," modern French "sujétion") from the Latin "subjectiō," a noun built from "subicere," meaning to throw or place under. Its parts are easy to see: "subject" plus the suffix "-ion," which turns a verb or adjective into a noun for an action or condition. The noun "subject" in its sense of someone ruled by a sovereign follows the same underlying idea of being placed beneath authority, so the two words are closely related.

Synonyms: dominations, submissions, oppressions, enslavements, conquerings

Antonyms: liberations, freedom, independence, emancipations, autonomy