1. plural of abjection; the state of being abject; extreme degradation, misery, or humiliation.
Usage: formal; often used in philosophical or literary contexts
2. plural of abjection; in psychoanalytic theory, the process of rejecting or excluding something from the self or society as unacceptable or repulsive.
Usage: psychology; literary theory

Examples

• The novel explores the abjections experienced by marginalized communities throughout history.
• Her writing examines the abjections of poverty and social exclusion.
• The film depicts the abjections of war and its psychological toll on soldiers.
• Kristeva's theory of abjections challenges conventional boundaries between self and other.
• The character's abjections stem from years of neglect and abandonment.
• The artist's work confronts viewers with uncomfortable abjections of the human condition.