Definitions of submissiveness
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the trait of being willing to yield to the will of another person or a superior force etc.
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obsequiousness, obsequy, servility, subservience
abject or cringing submissiveness
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passiveness, passivity
submission to others or to outside influences
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subordination
the quality of obedient submissiveness
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sycophancy
fawning obsequiousness
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type of:
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obedience
the trait of being willing to obey
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