奴ど隷れい根こん性じょう

noun

servile character; slave mentality

A strongly negative term for a person's ingrained submissive or servile attitude, as if they were a slave. Often used in criticism of someone who lacks independence or self-respect.

• 彼かれは上じょう司しに何なにを言いわれても反はん論ろんしない。まるで奴ど隷れい根こん性じょうだ。

  He never talks back to his boss no matter what. It's like he has a slave mentality.

• 奴ど隷れい根こん性じょうが染しみついていると、自じ由ゆうな発はっ想そうは生うまれない。

  If you're ingrained with a servile character, you can't come up with free ideas.