noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈsʌbsɪdəns/
/ˈsʌbsədəns/
/sʌbˈsaɪdəns/
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CMU ARPABET:S AH0 B S AY1 D AH0 N S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The process of becoming less active or severe.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A sinking of something to a lower level, especially of part of the surface of the Earth due to underground excavation, seismic activity or underground or ground water depletion, or the rocks in a geological basin, due to continued deposition from above.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cave in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: collapse
4
noun
Meaning 4
a gradual sinking to a lower level
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: settling, subsiding
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sinking
5
noun
Meaning 5
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)