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abjeção

nounfeminineformal/ɐbʒɛˈsɐ̃w̃/low

ab·je·ção

Definition

The state or quality of being abject; extreme moral degradation; vileness, baseness.
The crime revealed a level of moral abjection that was unimaginable.
Living in total misery is a situation of great abjection.
Common collocations
feel abjectiondepth of abjectionsink into abjection

Etymology

Do latim 'abjectio, -onis' (ação de lançar fora, humilhação).

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