Abjection

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of casting away or down; the act of humbling or abasing; abasement.
  • noun. The state of being cast down or away; hence, a low state; meanness of spirit; baseness; groveling humility; abjectness.
  • noun. Rejection; expulsion.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act of bringing down or humbling.
  • noun. The state of being rejected or cast out.
  • noun. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
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  • noun. The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
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  • noun. a low or downcast state
    • Word Usage
    "A key point of the notion of abjection is that the abject is or was essentially a part of us in some profound sense."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    humiliation  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    decadence  decadency  degeneracy  degeneration  depth  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bot  fanfaronade  fatigability  foolhardiness  halfheartedness  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abandon  abandonment  abasement  corruptedness  corruption  
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