# abjection

> English word · Noun · IPA /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/

## Definitions
1. A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
2. Something cast off; garbage.
3. The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.
4. The act of casting off; rejection.
5. The fact of being marginalized as deviant.
6. The act of dispersing or casting off spores.

## Etymology
From Middle English abjeccioun, from either Middle French abjection or Late Latin abiectiōn-, from Latin abiectus (“cast down”).
* See abject.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abjection