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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Abjection \Ab*jec"tion\ ([a^]b*j[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [F.
abjection, L. abjectio.]
1. The act of bringing down or humbling. ``The abjection of
the king and his realm.'' --Joye.
[1913 Webster]
2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
An abjection from the beatific regions where God,
and his angels and saints, dwell forever. --Jer.
Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation.
[1913 Webster]
That this should be termed baseness, abjection of
mind, or servility, is it credible? --Hooker.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Abjection \Ab*jec"tion\, n. [F. abjection, L. abjectio.]
1. The act of bringing down or humbling. ``The abjection of
the king and his realm.'' --Joe.
2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.]
An adjection from the beatific regions where God,
and his angels and saints, dwell forever. --Jer.
Taylor.
3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation.
That this should be termed baseness, abjection of
mind, or servility, is it credible? --Hooker.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
abjection
n : a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into
an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: abasement,
degradation]
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abjection
Γαλλικά n.
αχρειότητα
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abjection
n.
1 A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470).)<ref
name=SOED/>
2 (lb en obsolete chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage.
(Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid
16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
3 (lb en obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting
down. (Attested from the early 16<sup>th</sup> century until
the mid 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
4 (lb en obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. (Attested from
the early 17<sup>th</sup> century until the mid
17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
5 (lb en biology mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off
spores.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
abjection
n.
1 A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470).)<ref
name=SOED/>
2 (lb en obsolete chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage.
(Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid
16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
3 (lb en obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting
down. (Attested from the early 16<sup>th</sup> century until
the mid 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
4 (lb en obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. (Attested from
the early 17<sup>th</sup> century until the mid
17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
5 (lb en biology mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off
spores.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
abjection
n.
1 A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470).)<ref
name=SOED/>
2 (lb en obsolete chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage.
(Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid
16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
3 (lb en obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting
down. (Attested from the early 16<sup>th</sup> century until
the mid 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
4 (lb en obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. (Attested from
the early 17<sup>th</sup> century until the mid
17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
5 (lb en biology mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off
spores.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
abjection
n.
1 A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470).)<ref
name=SOED/>
2 (lb en obsolete chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage.
(Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid
16<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
3 (lb en obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting
down. (Attested from the early 16<sup>th</sup> century until
the mid 17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
4 (lb en obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. (Attested from
the early 17<sup>th</sup> century until the mid
17<sup>th</sup> century.)<ref name=SOED/>
5 (lb en biology mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off
spores.
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
abjection
Englanti n.
1 viheliäisyys, kurjuus, nöyristely
2 alennustila
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Abjection /abdʒˈɛkʃən/
الحقارة
From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]
abjection //æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩//
1. отхвърляне, низвергване
the act of bringing down or humbling
2. жалкост, отхвърленост
the state of being rejected or cast out
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
abjection /abdʒˈɛkʃən/
degradace
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
abjection /abdʒˈɛkʃən/
skleslost
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
abjection /abdʒˈɛkʃən/
ponížení
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
abjection /abdʒˈɛkʃən/
Verwerflichkeit
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
abjection /æbdʒekʃən/
abjection
From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:eng-hrv ]
abjection /abdʒˈɛkʃən/
opakost, pokvarenost
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
abjection /abdʒˈɛkʃən/
1. alávalóság
2. megalázottság
From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 : [ freedict:eng-lit ]
abjection /æb'dʒekʃn/
žemumas, niekingumas, nusižeminimas
From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-deu ]
abjection /ab.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃/
Infamie
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.4.1 : [ freedict:fra-eng ]
abjection /abʒɛksjɔ̃/
abjection
From français-italiano FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-ita ]
abjection /ab.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃/
abiezione
From French-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:fra-nld ]
abjection /abʒɛksjõ/
1. gemeenheid, vuigheid
2. laagheid, schanddaad, schunnigheid, smeerlapperij
3. laaghartigheid
From français-português FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-por ]
abjection /ab.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃/
abjeção
From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-spa ]
abjection /ab.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃/
abyección
From français-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:fra-swe ]
abjection /ab.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃/
förnedring, uselhet
From français-Türkçe FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2018.09.13 : [ freedict:fra-tur ]
abjection /abʒɛksjˈɔ̃/
alçaklık
From IPA:fr : [ IPA:fr ]
/abʒɛksjɔ̃/
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "abjection":
abandon, abandonment, corruptedness, corruption, corruptness,
debasement, decadence, decadency, degeneracy, degenerateness,
degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravation,
depravedness, depravity, dissoluteness, moral pollution,
moral turpitude, profligacy, reprobacy, rottenness, turpitude
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
n. 卑鄙,落魄;
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 卑鄙,落魄
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