Meaning
submission, subjection
- The act of yielding to authority, control, or dominance; subservience.
In a sentence
Il popolo rifiutò la totale sottomissione al nuovo regime.
The people refused total submission to the new regime.
Pretendeva la cieca sottomissione da parte di tutti i collaboratori.
He demanded blind submission from all of his collaborators.
La loro obbedienza non significava necessariamente sottomissione passiva.
Their obedience did not necessarily mean passive submission.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| sottomissione | feminine · singular |
| sottomissioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Nouns ending in '-sione' or '-zione' are almost always feminine in Italian.