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
The kinds that imagine women’s sexuality beyond the limitations of abjection.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Her experience taught her both the power and the abjection of a life lived on public display.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
How much provocation will be accepted; how much abjection is still lovable?
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Their work forgoes relatability to revel in delusion, with all its abjection and pathos—especially their own.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 15 Aug. 2024
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Her experience taught her both the power and the abjection of a life lived on public display.
—Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 4 Dec. 2024
How much provocation will be accepted; how much abjection is still lovable?
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Their work forgoes relatability to revel in delusion, with all its abjection and pathos—especially their own.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 15 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abjection
Noun
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These trade shifts are causing environmental degradation.—
Simi Thambi,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Violence, corruption and environmental degradation have saturated the avocado trade there, causing the U.S. to briefly stop imports and senators to agitate for action by the federal government.—
Daniel Miller,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025
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The series is centered on organized crime and corruption in Atlantic City during the Prohibition era, using real-life characters like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Trump's Justice Department dropped corruption charges against Adams earlier this year.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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“Abjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abjection. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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