Difference between Henpecked and Submissive

Henpecked

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Particularly of husbands, plagued or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing wife.

Submissive

Part of speech: noun

Definition: one who submits

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Meekly obedient or passive.

Example sentence: I've been shocked by film actors - 25 and under - having such confidence and cockiness to rewrite a scene. My background is more about the director being in control. It's all about yielding. It's an oddly submissive relationship in which you're moulded, Pygmalion-style.