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abjection

[ ab-jek-shuhn ]
/ æbˈdʒɛk ʃən /
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noun
the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible.
the act of humiliating.
Mycology. the release of spores by a fungus.
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Origin of abjection

1375–1425; late Middle English abjectioun (<Middle French ) <Latin abjectiōn-, stem of abjectiō casting away, equivalent to abject(us) (see abject) + -iōn--ion; or ab- + (e)jection

Words nearby abjection

Abishag, a bit, Abitibi, abjad, abject, abjection, abjective, abjunction, abjuration, abjure, Abkhaz
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Words related to abjection

depletion, famine, hardship, insolvency, privation, scarcity, starvation, underdevelopment, avarice, greed, malice, bankruptcy, debt, deficit, difficulty, lack, shortage, abasement, blahs, bleakness

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