as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
sees the corporate scandal as yet another sign of the general abjection of our society
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Recent Examples of abjection
The personal abjection in McGahern’s novels is best understood as an allegory of social despair, which is in turn allegorical of a godless existence.
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Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The kinds that imagine women’s sexuality beyond the limitations of abjection.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Her experience taught her both the power and the abjection of a life lived on public display.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
How much provocation will be accepted; how much abjection is still lovable?
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
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Sam Sacks, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
The kinds that imagine women’s sexuality beyond the limitations of abjection.
—Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Her experience taught her both the power and the abjection of a life lived on public display.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
How much provocation will be accepted; how much abjection is still lovable?
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abjection
Noun
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In 2023, the U.S. Geological Survey reported that projected coral reef degradation in Florida could increase the coastal flood risk to more than 7,300 people at the cost of $823.6 million annually.—
Rafe Pomerance,
Sun Sentinel,
6 July 2025
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The administration cited the degradation of the current FBI complex as a reason for the move.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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The law aims to curb corruption and undue influence in federal campaigns.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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The mayor has denied the allegations in the past, even after several DOJ officials resigned following the Trump administration’s move to drop the corruption charges.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
28 June 2025
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“Abjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abjection. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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