subjugation
- n forced submission to control by others
- n the act of subjugating by cruelty
- n the act of conquering
- He's the lightning rod for Tibet, and a symbol of its subjugation under Beijing's rule.
- The real purpose was the subjugation of the South.
- But the real point of the spinning was to teach appreciation for manual labor, restore self-respect lost to colonial subjugation and cultivate inner strength.