Submissive
Key Facts
Abbreviation
S
Pronunciation
/səbˈmɪsɪv/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Psychology
Examples in Context
- Most doctors want their patients to be submissive.
- He flung himself down in the flat submissive posture of a mere supplicant.
- We need him to become relaxed and submissive.
- We won't reward him until he's in a calm submissive behavior.
- Dutiful or submissive behavior.