Abjection — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈælətɹˌɑːn/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˈɛviə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˈɛviə/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈælətɹˌɑːn/.

Examples

each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

degradation abasement

Parts of Speech

noun	a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken “each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement”

Word Forms

degrade

verb

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ablehnung

ein niedergeschlagener oder niedergeschlagener Zustand; - H.L. Menchken

🇪🇸Spanish

abyección

un estado bajo o abatido; - H. L. Menchken

🇮🇹Italian

abiezione

uno stato basso o abbattuto; - H.L.Menchken

🇳🇱Dutch

verwerping

een lage of neerslachtige toestand; - H.L.Menchken

🇵🇹Portuguese

abjeção

um estado baixo ou abatido; - H. L. Menchken

🇷🇺Russian

отвращение

подавленное или унылое состояние; - Х.Л.Менкен

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नीचता

नीची या उदास अवस्था; - एच.एल.मेन्चकेन

🇧🇩Bengali

অবজেকশন

একটি নিম্ন বা নিম্নগামী অবস্থা; - H.L.Menchken

🇮🇳Tamil

அருவருப்பு

குறைந்த அல்லது கீழ்நிலை நிலை; - எச்.எல்.மென்ச்கென்

🇮🇳Telugu

ద్వేషం

తక్కువ లేదా దిగువ స్థితి; - H.L.Menchken

🇮🇳Marathi

निषेध

कमी किंवा कमी स्थिती; - एच.एल.मेंचकेन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અપમાન

નીચી અથવા મંદ સ્થિતિ; - એચ.એલ.મેંચકેન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ

ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ; - H.L.Menchken

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിന്ദ

താഴ്ന്നതോ താഴ്ന്നതോ ആയ അവസ്ഥ; - H.L.Menchken

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਮਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਨੀਵੀਂ ਜਾਂ ਨੀਵੀਂ ਸਥਿਤੀ; - H.L.Menchken

🇵🇰Urdu

اعتراض

ایک کم یا نیچے کی حالت؛ - H.L.Menchken

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

落魄

情绪低落或沮丧； ——H·L·门奇肯

🇯🇵Japanese

非難

低いまたはうつむいた状態。 - H.L.メンチケン

🇰🇷Korean

영락

낮거나 우울한 상태; - H.L.멘치켄

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự hèn hạ

trạng thái thấp hoặc chán nản; - H.L.Menchken

🇹🇭Thai

ความน่าสังเวช

สถานะต่ำหรือตกต่ำ; - เอช.แอล.เม็นช์เคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kehinaan

keadaan rendah atau terpuruk; - H.L.Menchken

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtanggi

isang mababang o downcast na estado; - H.L.Menchken

🇲🇾Malay

kebencian

keadaan rendah atau rendah; - H.L.Menchken

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذل

حالة منخفضة أو محبطة. - إتش إل مينشكين

🇮🇷Persian

خواری

حالت کم یا پایین. - H.L.Menchken

🇹🇷Turkish

iğrençlik

düşük veya aşağı yönlü bir durum; - H.L. Menchken

🇮🇱Hebrew

סלידה

מצב נמוך או מושפל; - ה.ל.מנצ'קן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'abjection'?

The primary meaning of 'abjection' is 'a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'abjection' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'abjection' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'abjection' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'abjection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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