prostration vs submission
submission vs prostrationprostration and submission both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prostration | Yes | No | No | No |
| submission | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
submission is a hypernym of
prostration; that is, submission is a
word with a broader meaning than prostration:
- prostration: abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
- submission: the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another
Other hypernyms of prostration include
compliance.
| prostration (noun) | submission (noun) |
|---|---|
| the act of assuming a prostrate position | the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another |
| abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body | something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition) |
| an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter |
| a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter | |
| (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing | |
| the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness | |
| the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else |
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