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Meaning of Subjugation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌsʌbd͡ʒʊˈɡeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. The act of subjugating.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Few concepts are as emotionally charged as that of race. The word conjures up a mixture of associations—culture, ethnicity, genetics, subjugation, exclusion and persecution. But is the tragic history of efforts to define groups of people by race really a matter of the misuse of science, the abuse of a valid biological concept?”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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