abjection
/æbˈdʒɛkʃən/
noun
- A state of being miserable, humiliated, or degraded; extreme unhappiness or lowliness.
- The novel explores the abjection of the working class in the industrial city.
- She spoke of her abjection with a quiet dignity that moved everyone.
- After the scandal, the politician fell into a state of public abjection.
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