Main Entry: pros·tra·tion

Pronunciation: \prä-ˈstrā-shən\

Function: noun

Date: 14th century

1 a : the act of assuming a prostrate position b : the state of being in a prostrate position : abasement
2 a : complete physical or mental exhaustion : collapse b : the process of being made powerless or the condition of powerlessness <the country suffered economic prostration after the war>