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
While the results vary, this cycle of abjection and memeification is one of the central rituals of life in certain areas of the social internet.
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Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Anchoring it all is Luca Marinelli in a maximalist turn that conjures so many strongmen, real and fictional—the abjection of Richard III, the calculation of Putin, the coarseness of Trump, the bearish physicality of Tony Soprano in his bathrobe.
—Judy Berman, Time, 2 Dec. 2025
This can involve extreme suffering or abjection; happiness is hardly the point.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
He isn’t attracted to Martha but to abjection, to his own debasement.
—Shannon Keating, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Anchoring it all is Luca Marinelli in a maximalist turn that conjures so many strongmen, real and fictional—the abjection of Richard III, the calculation of Putin, the coarseness of Trump, the bearish physicality of Tony Soprano in his bathrobe.
—Judy Berman, Time, 2 Dec. 2025
This can involve extreme suffering or abjection; happiness is hardly the point.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
He isn’t attracted to Martha but to abjection, to his own debasement.
—Shannon Keating, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abjection
Noun
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For millennia, glacial ice and freezing temperatures protected Ötzi’s body — and microbes — from degradation and decay.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Researchers also confirmed the antenna could split beams between multiple users with minimal signal degradation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Plots often involved ecological disaster, war, corruption, corporate exploitation and extraction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Allegations of corruption, fraud, insider trading, cronyism, loss of competent intelligence and reckless actions including a new war.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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“Abjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abjection. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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