subject

/ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ noun [C]

Definition

WHAT › what someone is writing or talking about: a series of programmes on the subject of homelessness

STUDY › an area of knowledge studied in school or university: Chemistry is my favourite subject.

GRAMMAR › the person or thing which performs the action described by the verb. In the sentence 'Bob phoned me yesterday.', 'Bob' is the subject.

PERSON › someone who is from a particular country, especially a country with a king or queen: a British subject

(Definition of subject noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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