abjection

[ ab-jek-shuhn ]

/ æbˈdʒɛk ʃən /

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noun

the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible.

the act of humiliating.

Mycology. the release of spores by a fungus.

Origin of abjection

1375–1425; late Middle English abjectioun (<Middle French ) <Latin abjectiōn-, stem of abjectiō casting away, equivalent to abject(us) (see abject) + -iōn--ion; or ab- + (e)jection

Words nearby abjection

abirritative, Abishag, a bit, Abitibi, abject, abjection, abjective, abjunction, abjuration, abjure, Abkhaz

Example sentences from the Web for abjection

This sublimeness combines with their abjection to overwhelm them and raise them up.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo|Victor Hugo
Tante's tears, her words and attitude of abjection, dispersed the nightmare horror.
Tante|Anne Douglas Sedgwick
It is a disgrace to thee to go vagabonding about in this abjection.
Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp|John Payne
Here the patience, the beauty, the abjection before the Devilish-Divine; there the defiance, the cult of the proud self.
Appearances|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson

There is in the young girl all the abjection of the cad and of the school-boy.
Baudelaire: His Prose and Poetry|Charles Baudelaire

单词	abjection
释义	abjection [ ab-jek-shuhn ] / æbˈdʒɛk ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR abjection ON THESAURUS.COM noun the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible. the act of humiliating. Mycology. the release of spores by a fungus. Origin of abjection 1375–1425; late Middle English abjectioun (<Middle French ) <Latin abjectiōn-, stem of abjectiō casting away, equivalent to abject(us) (see abject) + -iōn--ion; or ab- + (e)jection Words nearby abjection abirritative, Abishag, a bit, Abitibi, abject, abjection, abjective, abjunction, abjuration, abjure, Abkhaz Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for abjection This sublimeness combines with their abjection to overwhelm them and raise them up. The Memoirs of Victor Hugo\|Victor Hugo Tante's tears, her words and attitude of abjection, dispersed the nightmare horror. Tante\|Anne Douglas Sedgwick It is a disgrace to thee to go vagabonding about in this abjection. Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp\|John Payne Here the patience, the beauty, the abjection before the Devilish-Divine; there the defiance, the cult of the proud self. Appearances\|Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson There is in the young girl all the abjection of the cad and of the school-boy. Baudelaire: His Prose and Poetry\|Charles Baudelaire Words related to abjection bankruptcy, debt, hardship, lack, famine, difficulty, scarcity, shortage, starvation, deficit, underdevelopment, avarice, malice, greed, insolvency, privation, depletion, distress, dearth, vacancy
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abjection

noun

Origin of abjection

Words nearby abjection

Example sentences from the Web for abjection

Words related to abjection