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abjection.

A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/
  1. A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

    countable · uncountable
    an abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever
  2. Something cast off; garbage.

    countable · figuratively · obsolete · uncountable
  3. The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
    The abjection of the king and his realm.
  4. The act of casting off; rejection.

    countable · obsolete · uncountable
  5. The fact of being marginalized as deviant.

    countable · uncountable
  6. The act of dispersing or casting off spores.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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