| 单词 | abjection |
| 释义 | abjection (once / 73412 pages) n Abjection is a kind of depressed feeling, a bleak and heavyhearted state of mind. A series of terrible jobs might send you into a state of abjection. Disappointments and bad luck can lead to a feeling of abjection, like the abjection of a gloomy poet or the abjection you can sense in the losers of a spelling bee. Abjection comes from the adjective abject, which means hopeless or unpleasant. The Latin root is abjectionem, which is literally "a throwing away," though its common meaning is "dejection or despondency." WORD FAMILYabjection: abjections USAGE EXAMPLESLucky, presumably, to be dead and so not witness Alexandria’s abjection. The Guardian(Nov 14, 2016) Nor does she depict outright violence or abjection. New York Times(Nov 11, 2016) Also, Lee figured out how to do tragic abjection in art, before anyone else. The Guardian(Jun 14, 2016) n a low or downcast state Syn|Hypo|Hyper abasement, degradation decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degeneration the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities depth(usually plural) a low moral state humiliation state of disgrace or loss of self-respect |
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