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subservient

IPA pronunciation: /səbˈsɜː.vi.ənt/

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Russian meaning

Подчиненный, подобострастный

English definition

Prepared to obey others unquestioningly; less important; subordinate.

Example

Individual autonomy should not be subservient to bureaucratic whims.

Collocations

subservient role
subservient to
wholly subservient

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