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submission¹

  • /səbˈmɪʃən/
  • [səbˈmɪʃən] ~ [sb̩ˈmɪʃn̩]

Rhymes with -ɪʃən

Where it comes from

From Middle English submissioun, from Old French soubmission, from Latin submissio, from submitto.

noun submissions

  1. countable, uncountable The act of submitting or yielding; surrender.

    Similar: acquiescence, capitulation, concession, giving in, submittal, obeyance, yielding, deference

  2. countable, uncountable The act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work. Any submissions received after Friday will have marks deducted for lateness.
  3. countable, uncountable The thing which has been submitted. In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted

    Similar: submittal

  4. countable, uncountable A feeling of surrender to the control of another; a desire to obey.
  5. countable, uncountable A submission hold in wrestling, mixed martial arts, or other combat sports. He used overhooks to block the punches, but he didn't seem to know any submissions off the overhooks.
  6. countable, uncountable Sexual practices that involve serving a dominant partner (or partners) or allowing a partner (or partners) to command or control the submissive; sometimes including bottoming or masochism.

Opposite: rebellion, control, dominance, domination

submission²

  • /ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən/
  • [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃən] ~ [ˈsʌbˌmɪʃn̩]

Rhymes with -ɪʃən

noun submissions

  1. A subset or component of a mission. The commander would have to communicate to his operational planners his intent — how he wanted to fight the battle and what missions and submissions were vital to achieving what the corps order had defined as missions for the division.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: entry, compliance, submit, rendition, subjugation, remission, surrender, submittal, submitting, subjection, submissiveness, submissive, subservience, execution, subordination, reception

noun

Opposite: rebellion, control, dominance, domination

Translations

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noun the act of yielding

Españolsumisión, sometimiento
한국어복종 bokjong, 굴복 gulbok
日本語服従 fukujū, 恭順 kyōjun, 屈服 kuppuku, 平伏 heifuku
Portuguêssubmissão
Françaissoumission
DeutschVersand, Unterwerfung
Italianoresa, sottomissione
Русскийпода́ча podáča, представле́ние predstavlénije

noun the act of submitting or giving e.g. a completed piece of work

Españolentregamiento, entrega
Italianopresentazione, consegna

noun the thing which has been submitted

Españolentregable, entrega
Portuguêssubmissão
Françaissoumission
Italianoinvio

noun combat sports

Españolsumisión
한국어서브미션 seobeumisyeon
日本語サブミッション sabumisshon
Portuguêsfinalização
Françaissoumission
DeutschAufgabegriff
Русскийзахва́т zaxvát, сабми́шн sabmíšn

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@misc{submission_2026,
  title = {submission},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/submission},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}