Associations to the word «Abjection»

Wiktionary

ABJECTION, noun. A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABJECTION, noun. (obsolete) (chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 16th century.]
ABJECTION, noun. (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
ABJECTION, noun. (obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 17th century.]
ABJECTION, noun. (biology) (mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.

Dictionary definition

ABJECTION, noun. A low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis