prosternation
prosternation noun: dejection; depression.
Noun
prosternation (plural prosternations)
- dejection; depression
- a Prosternation of Spirit1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- melancholy, misery, blueness, tristesse, mirthless, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency
Synonyms of prosternation
- melancholy
- misery
- blueness
- tristesse
- mirthless
- blues
- crestfallenness
- dejection
- depression
- despondency
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Forms of prosternation
| plural | prosternations |
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Origin of prosternation
French. See prostration.
Questions about prosternation
- What does prosternation mean?
- Prosternation means dejection; depression.
- What part of speech is prosternation?
- Prosternation is a noun.
- What is the plural of prosternation?
- The plural of prosternation is prosternations.
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