servilité

Definitions of servilité
  1. noun
    the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
    synonyms: soumission
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    types:
    soumission
    the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
    type of:
    action de groupe
    action taken by a group of people
  2. noun
    abject or cringing submissiveness
    synonyms: obséquiosité, obéissance, servage, soumission
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    types:
    flagornerie
    fawning obsequiousness
    type of:
    soumission
    the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
  3. noun
    the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
    synonyms: horreur
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    type of:
    nature offensante
    the quality of being offensive
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