French Conversation · Level 67
60 words
French word
soumission
Pronunciation
IPA/sumisjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nounsubmission
Example
Il montre sa soumission en baissant la tête.
He shows his submission by lowering his head.
More examples
Elle a fait preuve de soumission face aux ordres.
She displayed submission in response to the orders.
Core concept
A person lowering the head while placing the self under another's authority or a binding force.
Common phrases
faire preuve de soumission
display submission
attitude de soumission
attitude of submission
acte de soumission
an act of submission
Similar words
obéissance: Following orders or instructions.
acceptation: Accepting an offer or situation as it is.
résignation: Reluctantly accepting something despite dissatisfaction or resistance.
concession: Giving up part of one's demands or position to another party.
Definition in French
État ou action de se soumettre à une autorité, à une contrainte ou à une règle; attitude d'obéissance ou de reddition.
Word origin
French soumission comes through Old French from Latin submissio, from submittere, meaning "to place under," which explains its sense of being under authority or constraint.
Usage tips
- Soumission is feminine and normally takes la, as in la soumission à une autorité or la soumission à une règle.
Other meanings
- surrendernoun
- subordinationnoun
Opposites
- résistanceresistancenoun
- désobéissancedisobediencenoun
Related words
- soumettresubjugateverb
- soumissubmissiveadjective
- insoumissioninsubordinationnoun