abjection

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abiectiōn-, from Latin abiectus (“cast down”). See abject. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/ === Noun === abjection (countable and uncountable, plural abjections) A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] (obsolete, chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 16th century.] (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.] (obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. [Attested from the early 17th century until the mid 17th century.] (sociology) The fact of being marginalized as deviant. (biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores. ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === From Latin abiectiōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ab.ʒɛk.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === abjection f (plural abjections) (literary) something that is worthy of utter contempt ==== Related terms ==== abject === Further reading === “abjection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012