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Succumb

verb/səkˈʌm/
Definition
consent reluctantly
be fatally overwhelmed
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/səkˈʌm/
🇬🇧British English
/səkˈʌm/
🇮🇳Indian English
/səkˈʌm/
2 syllables Say it as /səkˈʌm/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Word Forms
yieldingnouna verbal act of admitting defeat
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
erliegen
widerwillig zustimmen
🇫🇷French
succomber
consentir à contrecœur
🇪🇸Spanish
sucumbir
consentir de mala gana
🇮🇹Italian
soccombere
acconsentire con riluttanza
🇳🇱Dutch
bezwijken
met tegenzin toestemmen
🇵🇹Portuguese
sucumbir
consentimento com relutância
🇷🇺Russian
поддаться
соглашаться неохотно
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मर जाना
अनिच्छा से सहमति
🇧🇩Bengali
আত্মহত্যা
অনিচ্ছায় সম্মতি
🇮🇳Tamil
அடிபணியுங்கள்
தயக்கத்துடன் சம்மதம்
🇮🇳Telugu
లొంగిపోతారు
అయిష్టంగానే సమ్మతించండి
🇮🇳Marathi
बळी पडणे
अनिच्छेने संमती
🇮🇳Gujarati
આત્મહત્યા
અનિચ્છાએ સંમતિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಶರಣಾಗು
ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കീഴടങ്ങുക
മനസ്സില്ലാമനസ്സോടെ സമ്മതം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਆਤਮ ਹੱਤਿਆ
ਬੇਝਿਜਕ ਸਹਿਮਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
دم توڑنا
ہچکچاتے ہوئے رضامندی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
屈服
勉强同意
🇯🇵Japanese
屈する
しぶしぶ同意する
🇰🇷Korean
굴복하다
마지못해 동의하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chịu thua
đồng ý một cách miễn cưỡng
🇹🇭Thai
ยอมจำนน
ยินยอมอย่างไม่เต็มใจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengalah
menyetujui dengan enggan
🇵🇭Filipino
sumuko
pumayag nang may pag-aatubili
🇲🇾Malay
mengalah
bersetuju dengan berat hati
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يستسلم
الموافقة على مضض
🇮🇷Persian
تسلیم شدن
رضایت با اکراه
🇹🇷Turkish
yenik düşmek
gönülsüzce razı olmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהִכָּנֵעַ
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'succumb'?
The primary meaning of 'succumb' is 'consent reluctantly'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'succumb' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'succumb' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'succumb' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'succumb' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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