Subjecting

/səbˈdʒɛk.tɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Making someone or something experience something difficult or unpleasant, often against their will.

Etymology

From Latin 'subicere' ('sub-' under + 'jacere' to throw). Evolved through Old French 'suject' meaning to place under authority. The '-ing' suffix makes it a gerund or present participle form.

Kelly Says

The Latin 'subicere' literally means 'to throw under'—and that's precisely what subjecting does: it puts something under control or hardship. The metaphor of throwing something under power appears in both the etymology and the meaning.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መስላት
mes-la-at
ARالعربية
خضوع
khud-u-u
BNবাংলা
নিয়ন্ত্রণ
ni-yan-tron
CACatalà
subjecció
sub-jec-cio
CSČeština
podřízení
pod-ri-zeni
DADansk
underlæggelse
un-der-læg-gel-se
DEDeutsch
Unterwerfung
un-ter-wer-fung
ELΕλληνικά
υποταγή
y-po-ta-gi
ESEspañol
sometimiento
so-men-ti-mi-en-to
FAفارسی
تبعیت
ta-be-yit
FISuomi
alistelu
a-li-ste-lu
FRFrançais
soumission
su-mi-syon
GUGU
શાસન
sha-san
HAHA
kaura
kau-ra
HEעברית
כניעה
kni-ah
HIहिन्दी
विषय
vi-shay
HUMagyar
alárendelés
a-la-ren-del-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjajahan
pen-ja-ja-han
IGIG
ikpe
ik-pe
ITItaliano
soggettazione
so-gge-tta-zio-ne
JA日本語
従属
ju-zoku
KKKK
тәуелсіздік
ta-we-l-si-zd-ik
KMKM
ប្រកាស
brak-as
KO한국어
복종
bok-jong
MRMR
प्रभुत्व
pra-bhu-tv
MSBahasa Melayu
taat
ta-at
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်ုပ်
kyun-ok
NLNederlands
onderwerping
on-der-wer-ping
NONorsk
underlagt
un-der-lagt
PAPA
ਗੁਲਾਮੀ
gu-la-mee
PLPolski
poddawanie
pod-da-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
submissão
sub-mi-ssao
RORomână
supunere
su-pu-ne-re
RUРусский
подчинение
pod-chi-ne-ni-e
SVSvenska
underställande
un-der-shtel-lan-de
SWKiswahili
kutoka
ku-to-ka
TAதமிழ்
அடக்கம்
a-dhak-kam
TEతెలుగు
పరిపాలన
pa-ri-pa-la-na
THไทย
อยู่ใต้อำนาจ
yoo-ai-a-ma-nat
TLTL
pagsasak
pa-gsa-sak
TRTürkçe
teslim
tes-lim
UKУкраїнська
підпорядкування
pid-poryad-ku-van-nya
URاردو
خضوع
khud-u-u
VITiếng Việt
phụ thuộc
phu-tu-oc
YOYO
àgbà
a-gbà
ZH中文
服从
fu-cong
ZUZU
ukuthwala
u-ku-th-wa-la

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