Domination
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English
Noun
Domination (plural Dominations)- The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority, often done in an arbitrary or insolent way.
Related terms
Adjectives for Domination
lofty; overwhelming; hard; stern; cortical; banded; extraordinary; inevitable; insistent; sole; extended.
Verbs for Domination
break away from—; condemn—; curse by —; dwell in—; enlarge—; enrich—; establish—; foster—; join—; subject to—; submit to—; suffer under—; trace—to; —compels; —inflicts; —reaps; —rules; —thrives.
Thesaurus
absolutism, argumentum baculinum, ascendance, ascendancy, authority, balance of power, big stick, bond service, bondage, captivity, charisma, charm, claws, clout, clutches, command, consequence, control, credit, debt slavery, deprivation of freedom, despotism, dictatorship, disenfranchisement, disfranchisement, dominance, dominancy, domineering, dominion, effect, eminence, eminent domain, enchantment, enslavement, enthrallment, esteem, eyereach, eyeshot, eyesight, fascism, favor, feudalism, feudality, field of view, field of vision, force, good feeling, grasp, grip, gripe, hand, hands, heavy hand, hegemony, helm, helotism, helotry, high hand, hold, horizon, importance, incidental power, indentureship, influence, influentiality, insinuation, iron boot, iron hand, iron heel, jurisdiction, ken, leadership, leverage, limit of vision, line of sight, magnetism, masterdom, mastership, mastery, might, moment, naked eye, oppression, outlook, outlook over, overlordship, peonage, personality, perspective, persuasion, potency, power, predominance, predominancy, predomination, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotence, prepotency, pressure, prestige, primacy, principality, prospect, purchase, range, reign, reign of terror, reins of government, repression, repute, restraint, rule, say, scan, scope, scope of vision, serfdom, serfhood, servility, servitude, sight, sightliness, slavery, sovereignty, strings, suasion, subjection, subjugation, subordination, subtle influence, suggestion, superiority, suppression, supremacy, survey, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway, talons, terrorism, thought control, thrall, thralldom, tyranny, upper hand, vassalage, view, villenage, vista, weight, whip hand
Etymology
From Middle English domynacion < Old French dominaciun < Latin dominātiō (“rule, dominion”) < dominor (“domineer; rule”); see dominate.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /ˌdɒməˈneɪʃən/, SAMPA: /%dQm@"neIS@n/
- (US) IPA: /ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/, SAMPA: /%dA:m@"neIS@n/
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External links
- Domination in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Domination in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
French
Etymology
From Latin dominātiō (“rule, dominion”), from dominor (“domineer; rule”).
Noun
Domination f. (plural Dominations)
Antonyms
- (domination): soumission
