Subsidence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

a gradual sinking to a lower level

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈʌbsɪdəns/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈʌbsɪdəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈʌbsɪdəns/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈʌbsɪdəns/.

Examples

his cancer is in remission

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cave in subsiding settling remittal remission

Parts of Speech

noun	an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease) “his cancer is in remission”
noun	a gradual sinking to a lower level
noun	the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it

Word Forms

remit	verb	diminish or abate
subside	verb	wear off or die down
settle	verb	sink down or precipitate
cave in	verb	break down, literally or metaphorically

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Senkung

ein Nachlassen der Intensität oder des Ausmaßes (z. B. bei den Manifestationen einer Krankheit)

🇫🇷French

affaissement

une diminution en intensité ou en degré (comme dans les manifestations d'une maladie)

🇪🇸Spanish

hundimiento

una disminución en intensidad o grado (como en las manifestaciones de una enfermedad)

🇮🇹Italian

cedimento

una diminuzione di intensità o di grado (come nelle manifestazioni di una malattia)

🇳🇱Dutch

verzakking

een vermindering in intensiteit of mate (zoals bij de manifestaties van een ziekte)

🇵🇹Portuguese

subsidência

uma diminuição na intensidade ou grau (como nas manifestações de uma doença)

🇷🇺Russian

проседание

уменьшение интенсивности или степени (как при проявлениях заболевания)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घटाव

तीव्रता या डिग्री में कमी (जैसे किसी बीमारी की अभिव्यक्ति में)

🇧🇩Bengali

অবনমন

তীব্রতা বা ডিগ্রি হ্রাস (যেমন একটি রোগের প্রকাশ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

சரிவு

தீவிரம் அல்லது அளவு குறைதல் (ஒரு நோயின் வெளிப்பாடுகள் போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

క్షీణత

తీవ్రత లేదా డిగ్రీలో తగ్గుదల (వ్యాధి యొక్క వ్యక్తీకరణల వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

कमी होणे

तीव्रता किंवा पदवी कमी होणे (रोगाच्या अभिव्यक्तीप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘટાડો

તીવ્રતા અથવા ડિગ્રીમાં ઘટાડો (જેમ કે રોગના અભિવ્યક્તિઓમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುಸಿತ

ತೀವ್ರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪದವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಳಿಕೆ (ರೋಗದ ಅಭಿವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಗಳಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

താഴ്ച്ച

തീവ്രതയിലോ ഡിഗ്രിയിലോ ഉള്ള കുറവ് (ഒരു രോഗത്തിൻ്റെ പ്രകടനത്തിലെന്നപോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਟਣਾ

ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਡਿਗਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵੇ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کمی

شدت یا ڈگری میں کمی (جیسا کہ بیماری کے اظہار میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉降

强度或程度的减弱（如疾病的表现）

🇯🇵Japanese

沈下

（病気の症状などの）強度または程度の軽減

🇰🇷Korean

침하

강도나 정도의 완화(질병의 징후에서와 같이)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sụt lún

sự giảm bớt về cường độ hoặc mức độ (như trong các biểu hiện của bệnh)

🇹🇭Thai

การทรุดตัว

ความรุนแรงหรือระดับลดลง (เช่นในอาการของโรค)

🇮🇩Indonesian

penurunan permukaan tanah

pengurangan intensitas atau derajat (seperti dalam manifestasi suatu penyakit)

🇵🇭Filipino

paghupa

isang pagbawas sa intensity o degree (tulad ng sa mga pagpapakita ng isang sakit)

🇲🇾Malay

penenggelaman

pengurangan intensiti atau tahap (seperti dalam manifestasi penyakit)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هبوط

انخفاض في الشدة أو الدرجة (كما في مظاهر المرض)

🇮🇷Persian

فرونشست

کاهش شدت یا درجه (مانند تظاهرات یک بیماری)

🇹🇷Turkish

çöküntü

yoğunlukta veya derecede azalma (bir hastalığın belirtilerinde olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁקִיעָה

ירידה בעוצמה או בדרגה (כמו בביטויים של מחלה)

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The primary meaning of 'subsidence' is 'an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)'.

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Using 'subsidence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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