Domination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

social control by dominating

power to dominate or defeat

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛhjuː/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɒmɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɒmɪnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɛhjuː/.

Examples

mastery of the seas

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mastery supremacy

Parts of Speech

noun	social control by dominating
noun	power to dominate or defeat “mastery of the seas”

Word Forms

dominate	verb	be in control
master	verb	have dominance or the power to defeat over
supremacist	noun	a person who advocates the supremacy of some particular group or race over all others

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Herrschaft

soziale Kontrolle durch Dominanz

🇪🇸Spanish

dominación

control social dominando

🇮🇹Italian

dominazione

controllo sociale attraverso la dominazione

🇳🇱Dutch

overheersing

sociale controle door te domineren

🇵🇹Portuguese

dominação

controle social dominando

🇷🇺Russian

господство

социальный контроль путем доминирования

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रभुत्व

हावी होकर सामाजिक नियंत्रण

🇧🇩Bengali

আধিপত্য

আধিপত্য বিস্তারের মাধ্যমে সামাজিক নিয়ন্ত্রণ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆதிக்கம்

ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்துவதன் மூலம் சமூக கட்டுப்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధిపత్యం

ఆధిపత్యం ద్వారా సామాజిక నియంత్రణ

🇮🇳Marathi

वर्चस्व

वर्चस्व राखून सामाजिक नियंत्रण

🇮🇳Gujarati

વર્ચસ્વ

પ્રભુત્વ દ્વારા સામાજિક નિયંત્રણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಬಲ್ಯ

ಪ್ರಾಬಲ್ಯದಿಂದ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആധിപത്യം

ആധിപത്യം സ്ഥാപിക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ സാമൂഹിക നിയന്ത്രണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਬਦਬਾ

ਹਾਵੀ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਨਿਯੰਤਰਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

تسلط

غلبہ کے ذریعے سماجی کنٹرول

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

统治

通过支配进行社会控制

🇯🇵Japanese

支配

支配による社会的コントロール

🇰🇷Korean

지배

지배를 통한 사회적 통제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thống trị

kiểm soát xã hội bằng cách thống trị

🇹🇭Thai

การปกครอง

การควบคุมทางสังคมโดยการครอบงำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dominasi

kontrol sosial dengan mendominasi

🇵🇭Filipino

dominasyon

panlipunang kontrol sa pamamagitan ng pangingibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

penguasaan

kawalan sosial dengan mendominasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هيمنة

السيطرة الاجتماعية عن طريق الهيمنة

🇮🇷Persian

سلطه

کنترل اجتماعی با تسلط

🇹🇷Turkish

egemenlik

hakimiyet kurarak sosyal kontrol

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁלִיטָה

שליטה חברתית על ידי שליטה

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