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abjection

Pronunciation: /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/

The English word “abjection” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
  2. Something cast off; garbage.
  3. The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
  4. The act of casting off; rejection.
  5. The fact of being marginalized as deviant.
  6. The act of dispersing or casting off spores.

Etymology

From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abiectiōn-, from Latin abiectus (“cast down”). * See abject.

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