abjection
11abjection — noun /æbˈdʒɛkʃən/ a) The act of bringing down or humbling. The abjection of the king and his realm. b) The state of being rejected or cast out. An abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever …
12abjection — noun Date: 14th century 1. a low or downcast state ; degradation 2. the act of making abject ; humbling, rejection < I protest…this vile abjection of youth to age G. B. Shaw > …
13abjection — /ab jek sheuhn/, n. 1. the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible. 2. the act of humiliating. 3. Mycol. the release of spores by a fungus. [1375 1425; late ME abjectioun ( < MF) < L abjection , s. of abjectio casting away, equiv.… …
14abjection — abject ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely unpleasant and degrading: abject poverty. 2) completely without pride or dignity: an abject apology. DERIVATIVES abjection noun abjectly adverb abjectness noun. ORIGIN Latin abjectus rejected , from jacere to throw …
15abjection — n. a state of misery or degradation. Etymology: ME f. OF abjection or L abjectio (as ABJECT) …
16abjection — Synonyms and related words: abandon, abandonment, corruptedness, corruption, corruptness, debasement, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravation, depravedness, depravity, dissoluteness …
17abjection — æb dÊ’ekʃn n. humiliation, abasement …
18abjection — n. 1. (Rare.) Humbling, humiliation. 2. Abasement. See abjectness …
19abjection — ab·jec·tion …
20abjection — ab•jec•tion [[t]æbˈdʒɛk ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the condition of being abject 2) the act of humiliating or degrading 3) fng the release of spores by a fungus • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME (< MF) < L …
