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abjection
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ab·jec·tion

noun \ab-ˈjek-shən\

Definition of ABJECTION

1
: a low or downcast state : degradation
2
: the act of making abject : humbling, rejection <I protest … this vile abjection of youth to age — G. B. Shaw>

Examples of ABJECTION

  1. <sees the corporate scandal as yet another sign of the general abjection of our society>

First Known Use of ABJECTION

14th century

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Synonyms
corruption, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissipation, dissoluteness, libertinage, libertinism, perversion, pervertedness, rakishness, turpitude

Rhymes with ABJECTION

advection, affection, bisection, collection, complexion, confection, connection, convection, correction, cross section, C-section, defection, deflection, dejection, detection, direction, ejection, election, erection, infection, inflection, injection, inspection, midsection, objection, perfection, prelection, projection, protection, refection, reflection, rejection, resection, selection, subjection, subsection, trajection, transection, trisection

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