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
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.
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Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Anchoring it all is Luca Marinelli in a maximalist turn that conjures so many strongmen, real and fictional—the abjection of Richard III, the calculation of Putin, the coarseness of Trump, the bearish physicality of Tony Soprano in his bathrobe.
—Judy Berman, Time, 2 Dec. 2025
This can involve extreme suffering or abjection; happiness is hardly the point.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
He isn’t attracted to Martha but to abjection, to his own debasement.
—Shannon Keating, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Anchoring it all is Luca Marinelli in a maximalist turn that conjures so many strongmen, real and fictional—the abjection of Richard III, the calculation of Putin, the coarseness of Trump, the bearish physicality of Tony Soprano in his bathrobe.
—Judy Berman, Time, 2 Dec. 2025
This can involve extreme suffering or abjection; happiness is hardly the point.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
He isn’t attracted to Martha but to abjection, to his own debasement.
—Shannon Keating, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abjection
Noun
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The development solves the long-standing issues of material degradation and leakage (crossover) by re-engineering the iron complex at the molecular level.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dark glass bottles protect the oil from light degradation, which breaks down the compounds responsible for those benefits.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Apr. 2026
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Years later, drawn into a covert network of operatives and manipulated through a web of corruption, Clay must decide whether to become the weapon he was shaped to be or dismantle the system from within.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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He was also charged in another foreign corruption case in the same court in late 2024.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Abjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abjection. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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