subservient
adj. C1 Advanced US //səbˈsɝviənt// UK //sʌbsˈɜːviənt// sub·servient
adj. behaving in a way that shows you are very willing to obey or help someone else. It describes someone who does not act independently and instead follows orders.
adj. characterised by a willingness to obey or serve others; lacking independence. Often used to describe a person's attitude toward a superior or a system.
He was very subservient to his boss's every request.
The assistant was so subservient that she never offered her own opinions during the meeting.
The novel explores the psychological toll of a subservient personality in a hierarchical society where individual agency is systematically suppressed by institutional power.
From Latin subserviens, present active of subservio (“to serve under”).