Abjection
[æb'dʒekʃәn]
Definition
(n.) The act of bringing down or humbling.
(n.) The state of being rejected or cast out.
(n.) A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. [Rare.] Humbling, humiliation.[2]. Abasement, ABJECTNESS.
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Examples
- They had their undercurrent of fables and superstitions, their phases of fear and abjection and sacrificial fury. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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