Abjection
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Abjection is a noun meaning A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
Meaning
A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
More Meanings
- (sociology) The fact of being marginalized as deviant.
- (biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.
- (obsolete, chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage.
- (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
- (obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection.
Example Sentences
The abjection of the king and his realm.
an abjection from the beatific regions where God, and his angels and saints, dwell forever
The disclosure of tolerance's hidden phobic lining fits in well with queer theory's embrace of the abject as exhorted by Michael Warner, David Halperin, and Lee Edelman. Embracing difference or culturally ascribed abjection with the aim of overcoming or dissipating it would be both naive and ineffective.
Word Forms
- abjections
Synonyms for abjection
Depending on context, synonyms include degradation, abasement.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include abasement, degradation, dejection, disesteem, disdain, unrespect.
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