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abjection

[ ab-jek-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the condition of being servile, wretched, or contemptible.
the act of humiliating.
Mycology. the release of spores by a fungus.

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Word History and Origins

1375–1425; late Middle English abjectioun (< Middle French ) < Latin abjectiōn-, stem of abjectiō casting away, equivalent to abject ( us ) ( abject ) + -iōn- -ion; or ab- + (e)jection

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