Obeisance

/ˈə‍ʊbɪsəns/

/oʊˈbeɪsəns/

[noun]

Obeisance

[NOUN]

bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

synonyms : bow

bowing

the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

synonyms : obedience

antonyms : disobedience

Examples

1. Not the least obeisance made he.

2. He was kind of paying his obeisance to the dome.

3. I stood quite still, and made him no obeisance.

4. You’ve probably seen sulky children hanging from shopping carts, or husbands discouraged by the need to do this ritual obeisance to the refrigerator.

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