abjection
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Is abjection a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of abjection?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (obsolete, chiefly figuratively) Something cast off; garbage.countablefigurativelyobsoleteuncountable
2. (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down.Examples: "The abjection of the king and his realm."countableobsoleteuncountable
3. (obsolete) The act of casting off; rejection.countableobsoleteuncountable
4. (sociology) The fact of being marginalized as deviant.Examples: "The disclosure of tolerance's hidden phobic lining fits in well with queer theory's embrace of the abject as exhorted by Michael Warner, David Halperin, and Lee Edelman. Embracing difference or culturally ascribed abjection with the aim of overcoming or dissipating it would be both naive and ineffective."countableuncountable
5. (biology, mycology) The act of dispersing or casting off spores.countableuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary