abjection
pronunciation
How to pronounce abjection in British English:
UK [æb'dʒekʃən]
How to pronounce abjection in American English:
US [æb'dʒekʃən]
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- Noun:
- a low or downcast state
Word Origin
- abjection (n.)
- early 15c., from Old French abjection (14c.), from Latin abjectionem (nominative abjectio) "dejection, despondency," literally "a throwing away," noun of action from past participle stem of abicere (see abject).
Example
- 1. We protest this vile abjection of youth to age .
- 2. No complications such as displacement , exposure or abjection were found in the follow-up .
- 3. In the calendar through suffering , sorrow , abandonment , abjection , helplessness , despair , after chris with patience , hard work and attitude of never giving up in exchange for part of his life , the good old days .
- 4. Their abjection reflects the abjection of the governed , who thereby find some way of ridding themselves of their own sense of abjection .
- 5. " Be turn for the 4th : " a person is abjection all corners of the country ( sizy ) must escape ( pound ) also .