heteronomous (C1)
adjective
Definition
Heteronomous means arising from an external influence, force, or agency; not autonomous.
Examples
The writer described the response as heteronomous.
A heteronomous tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became heteronomous after the announcement.
How to Use heteronomous
- heteronomous + noun (collocation)
- Use heteronomous before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a heteronomous reaction."
- become heteronomous (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became heteronomous near the end."
Antonyms of heteronomous
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