Sumisión (en. Submission)
su-mi-sión
Meaning & Definition
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noun
Condition of being subjected to the authority or control of someone.
The submission of workers to the company's rules is fundamental.
La sumisión de los trabajadores a las normas de la empresa es fundamental.
Acceptance or surrender to something that cannot be avoided.
Faced with the reality of the situation, he submitted to the group's decisions.
Ante la realidad de la situación, dio su sumisión a las decisiones del grupo.
State of obedience and servitude.
The submission of the students to the teacher was evident.
La sumisión de los estudiantes al profesor era evidente.
Etymology
From Latin 'submissio', which means 'the act of submitting'.
Common Phrases and Expressions
Voluntary submission
Acceptance of a situation without resistance.
sumisión voluntaria
Forced submission
Imposition of authority that forces someone to obey.
sumisión forzada
Submission before the law
Compliance with the norms established by society.
sumisión ante la ley
Related Words
Subjugation
Action of submitting someone or something.
sometimiento
Obedience
Compliance with what is commanded or affirmed.
obediencia
Subordination
Relationship in which something is dependent on something superior.
subordinación
Slang Meanings
Being in someone's shadow
That boy is always submissive; he never speaks up when he's with his friend.
Ese chico siempre está en sumisión, nunca opina cuando está con su amigo.
Being a nobody
In that group, his submission makes him seem like a nobody.
En ese grupo, su sumisión le hace parecer un cero a la izquierda.