| English Dictionary |
SUBJUGATED
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does subjugated mean?
• SUBJUGATED (adjective)
The adjective SUBJUGATED has 1 sense:
1. reduced to submission
Familiarity information: SUBJUGATED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Reduced to submission
Context example:
subjugated peoples
Similar:
defeated (beaten or overcome; not victorious)
Context examples
Mamma was an abject slave to their caprices, but Papa was not so easily subjugated, and occasionally afflicted his tender spouse by an attempt at paternal discipline with his obstreperous son.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Familiarity breeds contempt." (English proverb)
"Until spring comes, nightingales do not sing." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"Jade requires chiselling before becoming a gem." (Chinese proverb)
"Have faith and God will provide." (Corsican proverb)
"Until spring comes, nightingales do not sing." (Azerbaijani proverb)
"Jade requires chiselling before becoming a gem." (Chinese proverb)
"Have faith and God will provide." (Corsican proverb)