abjection
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9.9
- noun
- /æbˈdʒɛkʃən/
- Literature
:
abyección
- But in the Brazilian case, abjection is not the dark side of the plentiful; it is itself nutritious.
Examples
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Three unfortunate, overly embodied, and underclassed women engaged in a competition in abjection by relating the horror stories of their lives.
Academic text (1997) -
After losing his job and facing public humiliation, he found himself in a state of abjection that was hard to overcome.
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The abjection and dirt are turned into a celebration of the power of sex and reproduction.
Academic text (2000) -
Through the abjection of accepting the necessity of sacrifice.
Academic text (2017) -
At the same time, these sources of abjection are works of art that the Nazis managed to integrate into their propaganda.
Academic text (1998) -
Each is a "simple man" and a "true follower of Christ in abjection and humility."
Academic text (2006) -
The tomboy archetype in children's fiction is an excellent example of abjection.
Academic text (2001) -
Julia Kristeva defines the corpse as the utmost of abjection.
Academic text (2005) -
The paradoxalist thus skips without any transition from an inflated sense of victory to the most spiritless abjection.
Academic text (1995) -
The victim's cry for justice, on the other hand, summons the violator to try to ameliorate her abjection by suffering in her place or at least by suffering with her the wound this violence has inflicted on her.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
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3.7
Loss of respect or honor after doing something shameful
148
4.2
A feeling of shame and loss of respect for yourself after being made to look foolish
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6.3
A state when someone feels ashamed and loses respect from others
3
7.5
Making a person or thing less respected and less valued
2
9.3
Shame and loss of respect felt by many people
1
8.9
A feeling of deep shame when people treat you as unimportant
Extreme misery and suffering that makes life very hard
A strong feeling of shame and deep disappointment
Antonyms
Compounds
How Humiliated
- Literature
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9.9
33
6.8
- Offensive
148
4.2
418
2.3
219
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Abjection comes from the Latin parts ab- 'away' and ject 'to throw', the same -ject you see in reject and eject. It literally means 'being thrown away', so it now describes deep shame or being brought very low.