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# subdued

«subdued» in Mova's school dictionary: **quiet and a little sad or tired, not lively as usual:…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (subdued, more subdued, most subdued); verb (past tense and past participle of subdue)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Subdued means quiet and a little sad or tired, not lively as usual: «You seem subdued today». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#m1)

2) Subdued light, colours or sounds are soft and gentle, not bright or loud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#m2)

3) As a verb form, subdued means brought under control: «The rebels were subdued». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and feelings lessons, «subdued» is a good word to show a character is quietly unhappy, worried or tired. In art and design, «subdued colours» are soft and muted. In history, peoples and lands were «subdued» by armies. Phrases: «a subdued mood», «subdued lighting», «in a subdued voice».

### examples

- Tom was very subdued after his dog got lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#x1)
- The class was subdued after the sad news. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#x2)
- The restaurant had subdued lighting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#x3)
- She painted her bedroom in subdued colours. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#x4)
- He spoke in a subdued voice. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#x5)
- The rebellion was quickly subdued. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#x6)
- The crowd was subdued after their team lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#x7)
- He was full of resource and courage, and finally outwitted and subdued all his foes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/#x8)

### note

As an adjective it is about mood or brightness, not about being beaten. Opposites: «lively», «cheerful», «bright», «loud».

### In the corpora

- [So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.92/)
- [So God subdued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.117/)
- [So Midian was subdued before the children of Israel, and they lifted up their heads no more.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.252/)
- [So the children of Ammon were subdued before the children of Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.372/)
- [For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.699/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «subdued» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subdued/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.