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prostration
(pr/A/'str/eI//S//@/n )

noun (n)

  • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion(noun.state)
    Example:
    The commander's prostration demoralized his men.
    Synonym:
    collapse
    source: wordnet30
  • abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of assuming a prostrate position(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.(noun)
    source: webster1913

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