abjection

IPA(Pronunciation)

/æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/

Noun

countable uncountable figuratively obsolete

A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. / (obsolete, chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage. / (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.

Japanese Meaning

落ち込んだ状態、低迷している状態。精神の卑下や堕落も含む。 / （古風な意味で）捨てられたもの、ゴミ。 / （古風な意味で）謙虚にされる行為、自己卑下の行為。

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After losing everything, he lived in abjection for years, avoiding old friends and hiding his shame.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

すべてを失った後、彼は何年もの間、みじめな境遇に暮らし、旧友を避けて自分の恥を隠していた。

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Sense（1）

A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.

an abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever

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Sense（2）

(obsolete, chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage.

Sense（3）

(obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.

The abjection of the king and his realm.

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Sense（4）

(obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection.

Sense（5）

(biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.

abjections

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