Ascendancy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæmpˈoʊdiən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐsˈɛndənsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐsˈɛndənsi/

4 syllables Say it as /kæmpˈoʊdiən/.

Examples

her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

control ascendence dominance ascendency ascendance

Parts of Speech

noun	the state that exists when one person or group has power over another “her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her”

Word Forms

dominant	adjective	exercising influence or control
dominate	verb	be in control
ascendant	adjective	most powerful or important or influential
ascendent	adjective	most powerful or important or influential
ascend	verb	become king or queen

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Überlegenheit

der Zustand, der existiert, wenn eine Person oder Gruppe Macht über eine andere Person oder Gruppe hat

🇫🇷French

ascendant

l'état qui existe lorsqu'une personne ou un groupe a le pouvoir sur un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

ascendencia

Estado que existe cuando una persona o grupo tiene poder sobre otro.

🇮🇹Italian

ascendente

lo stato che esiste quando una persona o un gruppo ha potere su un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

overwicht

de staat die ontstaat wanneer de ene persoon of groep macht heeft over de andere

🇵🇹Portuguese

ascendência

o estado que existe quando uma pessoa ou grupo tem poder sobre outro

🇷🇺Russian

господство

государство, которое существует, когда один человек или группа имеет власть над другим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रभुत्व

वह स्थिति जो तब अस्तित्व में आती है जब एक व्यक्ति या समूह के पास दूसरे पर शक्ति होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

আরোহন

এক ব্যক্তি বা গোষ্ঠী যখন অন্যের উপর ক্ষমতা রাখে তখন যে রাষ্ট্রটি বিদ্যমান

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்றம்

ஒரு நபர் அல்லது குழு மற்றொருவர் மீது அதிகாரம் வைத்திருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

అధిరోహణ

ఒక వ్యక్తి లేదా సమూహం మరొకరిపై అధికారం కలిగి ఉన్నప్పుడు ఉన్న స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

उच्चता

जेव्हा एका व्यक्तीची किंवा गटाची दुसऱ्यावर सत्ता असते तेव्हा अस्तित्वात असलेले राज्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉચ્ચતા

રાજ્ય કે જે અસ્તિત્વમાં છે જ્યારે એક વ્યક્તિ અથવા જૂથ બીજા પર સત્તા ધરાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರೋಹಣ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪು ಇನ್ನೊಬ್ಬರ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಧಿಕಾರವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವಾಗ ಇರುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആരോഹണം

ഒരു വ്യക്തിക്കോ ഗ്രൂപ്പിനോ മറ്റൊരാളുടെ മേൽ അധികാരമുള്ളപ്പോൾ നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੜ੍ਹਾਈ

ਉਹ ਰਾਜ ਜੋ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੂਜੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਸ਼ਕਤੀ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

عروج

وہ ریاست جو اس وقت موجود ہوتی ہے جب ایک فرد یا گروہ دوسرے پر طاقت رکھتا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

优势

当一个人或团体对另一个人或团体拥有权力时存在的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

優越性

ある人またはグループが別のグループに対して権力を持っているときに存在する状態

🇰🇷Korean

우세

한 사람이나 집단이 다른 사람이나 집단에 대해 권력을 가질 때 존재하는 국가

🇻🇳Vietnamese

uy thế

trạng thái tồn tại khi một người hoặc một nhóm có quyền lực đối với người khác

🇹🇭Thai

อำนาจวาสนา

รัฐที่มีอยู่เมื่อบุคคลหรือกลุ่มหนึ่งมีอำนาจเหนืออีกบุคคลหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kekuasaan

keadaan yang ada ketika satu orang atau kelompok mempunyai kekuasaan atas orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-asenso

ang estado na umiiral kapag ang isang tao o grupo ay may kapangyarihan sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

kenaikan pangkat

keadaan yang wujud apabila seseorang atau kumpulan mempunyai kuasa ke atas orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صعود

الحالة التي توجد عندما يكون لدى شخص أو مجموعة سلطة على شخص آخر

🇮🇷Persian

برتری

حالتی که زمانی وجود دارد که یک فرد یا گروه بر دیگری قدرت دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

üstünlük

bir kişi veya grubun diğeri üzerinde güce sahip olduğu durum

🇮🇱Hebrew

עלייה

המצב הקיים כאשר לאדם או קבוצה אחת יש כוח על אחרים

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