Definitions for subordination

subordination sub·or·di·na·tion

Spelling: [suh-bawr-dn-ey-shuh n]
IPA: /səˌbɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən/

Subordination is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 1573 anagrams from letters in subordination (abdiinnoorstu).

Definitions for subordination

noun

  1. the act of placing in a lower rank or position:
  2. the act subordinating, or of making dependent, secondary, or subservient.
  3. the condition of being subordinated, or made dependent, secondary, or subservient.

Examples for subordination

The Index of subordination is low, but we don't want one too high for this post.

They have learned too well the lessons of order and the necessity of subordination.

There is no balance where independence and subordination do not supplement each other.

It is a relationship of dominance and subordination that makes further conflict inevitable.

He thus shows his obtuseness, or his subordination to a higher power.

For most of history, the subordination of wives to husbands was enforced by law and custom.

I do not believe in the subordination of a wife to her husband.

If there is any such relationship, the British people have seen no reward from it—only subordination and sacrifice.

It is a right to be exercised in subordination to the Constitution and in conformity to it.

Slavery, racism, sexism, and other forms of bigotry, subordination, and human rights abuse transform and adapt with the times.

Word Value for subordination
Scrable

16

Words with friends

20

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