<![CDATA[Abjection]]>A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
degradation.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/48165/abjectionRSS for NodeThu, 04 Jun 2026 16:35:57 GMTTue, 02 May 2017 05:14:57 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Abjection on Sat, 28 Mar 2020 16:04:08 GMT]]>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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