abjection
Americannoun
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the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible.
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the act of humiliating.
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Mycology. the release of spores by a fungus.
Etymology
Origin of abjection
1375–1425; late Middle English abjectioun (< Middle French ) < Latin abjectiōn-, stem of abjectiō casting away, equivalent to abject ( us ) ( abject ) + -iōn- -ion; or ab- + (e)jection
Example Sentences
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What mattered more was always the creativity and abjection with which the contestants approached his personal challenge: Prove your loyalty through self-betrayal.
From Washington Post
“It’s this whole ‘leaning into abjection’ thing we see in ‘Girls’ and ‘Fleabag’” — the television shows created by Lena Dunham and Phoebe Waller-Bridges.
From New York Times
In their seeming abjection and haphazardness they exhibited affinities with postwar Japanese photography.
From New York Times
They are in costume to play the role of pure abjection, expressing the painter’s inner state more than any genuine state of poverty in the real world.
From Washington Post
What began as a promotional device for a progressive political cause turned into something else: a commodified emblem of Black abjection and white paternalism that would contribute to a growing trend in visual culture.
From New York Times
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