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Subservient
Suh-BSUR-vee-uhnt
/sʌˈbsɜːrviːʌnt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
subservient
Dictionary meaning
Abjectly submissive.
Examples
- Editors and journalists who express opinions in print that are opposed to the interests of the rich are dismissed and replaced by subservient ones-G. B. Shaw.
Synonyms: submissive
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