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ABJECTION
abasement, degradation, abjection
(noun) a low or downcast state; “each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement”- H.L.Menchken
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
abjection (countable and uncountable, plural abjections)
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
(obsolete, chiefly, figuratively) Something cast off; garbage. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 16th century.]
(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
(obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 17th century.]
(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
Source: Wiktionary
Ab*jec"tion, n. Etym: [F. abjection, L. abjectio.]
1. The act of bringing down or humbling. "The abjection of the king and his realm." Joe.
2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.] An adjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever. Jer. Taylor.
3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. That this should be termed baseness, abjection of mind, or servility, is it credible Hooker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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