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
How much provocation will be accepted; how much abjection is still lovable?
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Their work forgoes relatability to revel in delusion, with all its abjection and pathos—especially their own.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 15 Aug. 2024
Mitchell performed abjection at her past self, cringing at every photo.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 May 2024
But Reeves didn’t embrace abjection the way his wife did.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Their work forgoes relatability to revel in delusion, with all its abjection and pathos—especially their own.
—Seyward Darby, Longreads, 15 Aug. 2024
Mitchell performed abjection at her past self, cringing at every photo.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 May 2024
But Reeves didn’t embrace abjection the way his wife did.
—Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Abjection.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abjection. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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