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Meaning of "abjection" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ABJECTION

abjection  [æbˈdʒɛkʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ABJECTION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Abjection is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ABJECTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Abjection

The term abjection literally means "the state of being cast off". In usage it has connotations of degradation, baseness and meanness of spirit; but has been explored in post-structuralism as that which inherently disturbs conventional identity and cultural concepts.

Definition of abjection in the English dictionary

The definition of abjection in the dictionary is the state of being wretched, dejected, or forlorn.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ABJECTION


bijection
baɪˈdʒɛkʃən
collection
kəˈlɛkʃən
connection
kəˈnɛkʃən
correction
kəˈrɛkʃən
dejection
dɪˈdʒɛkʃən
direction
dɪˈrɛkʃən
disjection
dɪsˈdʒɛkʃən
injection
ɪnˈdʒɛkʃən
interjection
ˌɪntəˈdʒɛkʃən
introjection
ˌɪntrəˈdʒɛkʃən
microinjection
ˌmaɪkrəʊɪnˈdʒɛkʃən
objection
əbˈdʒɛkʃən
postinjection
ˌpəʊstɪnˈdʒɛkʃən
projection
prəˈdʒɛkʃən
protection
prəˈtɛkʃən
section
ˈsɛkʃən
selection
sɪˈlɛkʃən
subjection
səbˈdʒɛkʃən
surjection
sɜːˈdʒɛkʃən
trajection
trəˈdʒɛkʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ABJECTION

abiogenic
abiogenically
abiogenist
abiological
abiosis
abiotic
abiotically
abiotrophic
abiotrophy
abirritant
abirritate
abiturient
abject
abjectly
abjectness
abjoint
abjunction
abjuration
abjure
abjurer

WORDS THAT END LIKE ABJECTION

accreditation
action
addiction
attraction
auction
construction
course of action
election
fiction
function
inspection
instruction
interaction
introduction
out of action
production
reaction
reduction
reproduction
satisfaction
transaction

Synonyms and antonyms of abjection in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «abjection» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ABJECTION

Find out the translation of abjection to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of abjection from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «abjection» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

落魄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abyección
570 millions of speakers

English

abjection
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपकर्ष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحقارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

униженность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abjeção
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপমান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

abjection
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kesengsaraan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verwerflichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アブジェクション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

영락
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Abjection
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hạ tiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிநிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपमान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sefillik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abiezione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podłość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приниженість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abjection
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαθλίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vernedering
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

abjektionen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

abjection
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of abjection

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ABJECTION»

The term «abjection» is regularly used and occupies the 67.825 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ABJECTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about abjection

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ABJECTION»

Discover the use of abjection in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to abjection and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
National Abjection: The Asian American Body Onstage
Finally, Shimakawa considers Asian Americanness in the context of globalization by meditating on the work of Ping Chong, particularly his East-West Quartet./div
Karen Shimakawa, 2002
2
Stand-up Comedy in Theory, Or, Abjection in America
A cultural theory of stand-up comedy. "John Limon's book opens up exciting new possibilities in cultural studies.
John Limon, 2000
3
Extravagant Abjection: Blackness, Power, and Sexuality in ...
Yet in Extravagant Abjection, “power” assumes an unexpected and paradoxical form.
Darieck Scott, 2010
4
Abjection, Melancholia and Love: The Work of Julia Kristeva
This volume begins with a new essay by Julia Kristeva, ‘The Adolescent Novel’, in which she examines the relation between novelistic writing and the experience of adolescence as an ‘open structure’.
John Fletcher, Andrew Benjamin, 2012
5
The Picture of Abjection: Film, Fetish, and the Nature of ...
By mobilizing a theory of abjection, the book shows how the appeal to phallic, fetishistic theories continues to reify the hegemonic categories of race, class, sexuality, and gender, as if they stood as self-evident categories.
Tina Chanter, 2008
6
Techniques of Subversion in Modern Literature: ...
To date little criticism of his work has made use of the important developments in literary theory in the past two decades. This book does that, analyzing Vargas Llosa's place in modern and postmodern criticism.
M. Keith Booker, 1991
7
Pouvoirs de L'horreur (English):
Powers of Horror is an excellent introduction to an aspect of contemporary French literature which has been allowed to become somewhat neglected in the current emphasis on para-philosophical modes of discourse."
Julia Kristeva, Leon S. Roudiez, 1982
8
Boys in Children's Literature and Popular Culture: ...
First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Annette Wannamaker, 2012
9
Auschwitz and Afterimages: Abjection, Witnessing and ...
Nicholas Chare's book provides a critical and careful reassessment of Kristeva's often misunderstood writings on the abject and a crucial appraisal of the value the concept abjection holds for the study of the witnessing and representation ...
Nicholas Chare, 2011
10
Revolting Subjects: Social Abjection and Resistance in ...
Revolting Subjects is a ground-breaking account of social abjection in contemporary Britain.
Imogen Tyler, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ABJECTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term abjection is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Pop culture's Black Lives Matter moment couldn't come at a better time
They refused to give in to the spectacle of death and abjection. They made that intersection, if only for a little while, into a space of black life. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Alex la Guma's neglected legacy
... “act of seeing seemed sometimes… to have reached beyond the abjection of a particular social order to embrace the human condition itself”. «Independent Online, Jun 15»
3
Time Warner Cable Faces Net Neutrality Complaint
This group made clear that though they have no abjection against the open Internet concept, enforcement of stricter regulations by the ... «Zacks.com, Jun 15»
4
Racism in the Philippines: Does it matter?
For the Church, their abjection is construed as an invitation to exercise pity, or awa. Occasioning charitable acts, the poor can help us save our ... «Rappler, Jun 15»
5
There is an Overriding Tendency to Frame Black Experience in …
Goniwe's point was to challenge the overriding tendency to frame black experience within the confines of abjection and protest. What of the ... «Books LIVE, Jun 15»
6
Personal but Highly Political Highlights from the 2015 Venice Biennale
Labor, luxury, and abjection intermingle in Rottenberg's continuously repeated narrative. Mika Rottenberg, “NoNoseKnows” (2015), video and ... «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
7
The Office Can Be as Hostile as the Hood
And while white people are protected from the injury they often inflict on people of color, blacks feel the brunt of abjection through a constant ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
How Pop-Up Stores, Origami Shelters And Bus Stop Bedrooms Are …
... as an aesthetic appropriation of tropes that are traditionally associated with poverty, cheapness, or abjection (think milk crate stools at cafes; ... «Junkee, Jun 15»
9
J. Crew Offers a Tote-ally Useless Way to 'Help' Nepal
It is the tension between seduction and abjection that imparts critical weight to Mosse's photos. Lynch's Nepalese landscapes are less overtly ... «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
10
Hazlehurst gives authoritative performance in Mother
... but Hazelhurst gives full play to Keene's black comic observations and draws out a complex dramatic tension between abjection (Christy ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jun 15»

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