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Prostration

noun/pɹɑːstɹˈeɪʃən/
Definition
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pɹɑːstɹˈeɪʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/pɹɒstɹˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pɹɒstɹˈeɪʃən/
3 syllables Say it as /pɹɑːstɹˈeɪʃən/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
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Parts of Speech
nounan abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
“the commander's prostration demoralized his men”
nounabject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
nounthe act of assuming a prostrate position
Word Forms
collapseverbsuffer a nervous breakdown
prostrateverbget into a prostrate position, as in submission
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Erschöpfung
ein plötzlicher Funktionsausfall oder völlige körperliche Erschöpfung
🇪🇸Spanish
postración
una falla abrupta de la función o agotamiento físico completo
🇮🇹Italian
prostrazione
un improvviso fallimento delle funzioni o un completo esaurimento fisico
🇳🇱Dutch
uitputting
een abrupt falen van functioneren of volledige fysieke uitputting
🇵🇹Portuguese
prostração
uma falha abrupta de função ou exaustão física completa
🇷🇺Russian
прострация
резкое нарушение функций или полное физическое истощение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
साष्टांग प्रणाम
कार्य की अचानक विफलता या पूर्ण शारीरिक थकावट
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রণাম
কার্যকারিতার আকস্মিক ব্যর্থতা বা সম্পূর্ণ শারীরিক ক্লান্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
ஸஜ்தா
செயல்பாட்டின் திடீர் தோல்வி அல்லது முழுமையான உடல் சோர்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
సాష్టాంగ ప్రణామం
పనితీరు యొక్క ఆకస్మిక వైఫల్యం లేదా పూర్తి శారీరక అలసట
🇮🇳Marathi
साष्टांग नमस्कार
कार्यामध्ये अचानक अपयश किंवा संपूर्ण शारीरिक थकवा
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રણામ
કાર્યની અચાનક નિષ્ફળતા અથવા સંપૂર્ણ શારીરિક થાક
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಾಷ್ಟಾಂಗ ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ
ಕಾರ್ಯದ ಹಠಾತ್ ವೈಫಲ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ದೈಹಿಕ ಬಳಲಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രണാമം
പ്രവർത്തനത്തിൻ്റെ പെട്ടെന്നുള്ള പരാജയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പൂർണ്ണമായ ശാരീരിക ക്ഷീണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੱਥਾ ਟੇਕਣਾ
ਫੰਕਸ਼ਨ ਦੀ ਅਚਾਨਕ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰੀ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਥਕਾਵਟ
🇵🇰Urdu
سجدہ
کام کی اچانک ناکامی یا مکمل جسمانی تھکن
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
顶礼膜拜
功能突然失效或身体完全疲惫
🇯🇵Japanese
衰弱
突然の機能不全または完全な肉体的疲労
🇰🇷Korean
부복
갑작스러운 기능 장애 또는 완전한 육체적 피로
🇻🇳Vietnamese
lễ lạy
sự suy giảm chức năng đột ngột hoặc kiệt sức hoàn toàn về thể chất
🇹🇭Thai
การสุญูด
ความล้มเหลวอย่างกะทันหันของการทำงานหรือความเหนื่อยล้าทางร่างกายโดยสมบูรณ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
sujud
kegagalan fungsi secara tiba-tiba atau kelelahan fisik total
🇵🇭Filipino
pagpapatirapa
isang biglaang pagkabigo ng paggana o kumpletong pisikal na pagkahapo
🇲🇾Malay
sujud
kegagalan fungsi secara mendadak atau keletihan fizikal yang lengkap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سجود
فشل مفاجئ في الوظيفة أو الإرهاق الجسدي الكامل
🇮🇷Persian
سجده
نارسایی ناگهانی عملکرد یا خستگی کامل فیزیکی
🇹🇷Turkish
secde
ani bir işlev bozukluğu veya tam fiziksel tükenme
🇮🇱Hebrew
הִשׁתַטְחוּת
כשל פתאומי בתפקוד או תשישות פיזית מוחלטת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'prostration'?
The primary meaning of 'prostration' is 'an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'prostration' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'prostration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'prostration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'prostration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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