Abjection
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A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation. -
noun. the dramatic human reaction (horror, [fainting], vomiting) to something inherently disgusting or threatening.
According to Julia Kristeva, it is caused by a [breakdown] in meaning caused by the loss of [distinction] between subject and object, or self and other.
Something that causes abjection is described as abject (adjective). It can also be reffered to as the abject (noun).
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