abjection
ab·jec·tion
noun
1.
- “each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement” H.L.Menchken
Origin
From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abiectiōn-, from Latin abiectus (“cast down”). * See abject.
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