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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesossequenza
Pronunciation / Transliteration: os-se-kwen-tsa
"Mostrava grande ossequenza verso i superiori."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Compliance, dutiful obedience, or yielding to the will of another.
"His uncritical obsequence to the director's demands stifled any creative dissent within the team." - 2
Obsequious behavior or excessive deference.
"The court was characterized by a tiresome obsequence that masked genuine feelings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'obsequentia', stemming from 'obsequi' meaning to comply, follow, or yield to. It entered the English lexicon during the late 16th century, primarily referring to compliance, dutiful submission, or obsequiousness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obsequence" is said worldwide
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obséquiosité
Transliteration: ob-se-ki-o-zi-te
"Son obséquiosité agaçait tous ses collègues."
Gefügigkeit
Transliteration: ɡəˈfyːɡɪçkaɪt
"Seine ständige Gefügigkeit wurde oft missbraucht."
ossequenza
Transliteration: os-se-kwen-tsa
"Mostrava grande ossequenza verso i superiori."
obsecuencia
Transliteration: ob-se-kwen-sja
"Su obsecuencia hacia el jefe era evidente."
obsequiosidade
Transliteration: ob-se-ki-o-zi-da-di
"A sua obsequiosidade não convencia ninguém."
अनुगामिता
Transliteration: anugamita
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसकी अत्यधिक अनुगामिता ने उसे कमजोर बना दिया।"
顺从
Transliteration: shùncóng
Script: 中文汉字
"他对上级的绝对顺从让人感到意外。"
순종
Transliteration: sunjong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그의 지나친 순종은 오히려 부담스러웠다."
追従
Transliteration: tsuijū
Script: 日本語
"彼の度を超した追従には誰もがうんざりしていた。"
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