different between abasement vs abjection

English

Etymology

abase +? -ment. Compare French abaissement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??be?s.m?nt/
• Rhymes: -e?sm?nt

Noun

abasement (countable and uncountable, plural abasements)

1. The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16^th century.]
2. The state of being abased or humbled; humiliation. [Mid 16^th century.]

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References

• abasement in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• abasement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• entamebas

English

Etymology

From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abiecti?n-, from Latin abiectus (“cast down”).

• See abject.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æb?d???k.?n?/

Noun

abjection (countable and uncountable, plural abjections)

1. A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

2. (obsolete, chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 16^th century.]
3. (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down. [Attested from the early 16^th century until the mid 17^th century.]

4. (obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection. [Attested from the early 17^th century until the mid 17^th century.]
5. (biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.

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French

Etymology

From Latin abiecti?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ab.??k.sj??/

Noun

abjection f (plural abjections)

1. (literary) something that is worthy of utter contempt

Related terms

• abject

Further reading

• “abjection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).