ABJECTION Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

abjection

noun

ab-ˈjek-shən

Definition of abjection

as in degradation

a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior sees the corporate scandal as yet another sign of the general abjection of our society

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Recent Examples of abjection Their authors also each humble characters who cling to superficial social graces in an attempt to evade abjection. — Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 17 June 2026 Rodrigo clearly understands that his band’s essence lies not only in its dreamy guitars but also in the total abjection beneath them. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 While the results vary, this cycle of abjection and memeification is one of the central rituals of life in certain areas of the social internet. — Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025 He isn’t attracted to Martha but to abjection, to his own debasement. — Shannon Keating, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024 See All Example Sentences for abjection

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In the small-cap space, Piper Sandler's Tenthoff likes Monte Rosa Therapeutics, a pioneer in protein degradation that selectively destroys disease-causing proteins.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
The degradation of Starshield is estimated to have cost Ukraine tens of millions of dollars in losses, according to an analysis by Dimko Zhluktenko, a drone pilot and analyst in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

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Democrats have targeted Paxton, who is benefiting from millions in outside spending, over corruption claims and his impeachment by the Texas Legislature, though he was later acquitted.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Even leftist lawmakers support to some of those ideas in the wake of a corruption scandal that ensnared the court.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of corruption

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