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prostration

Syllabification: (pros·tra·tion)
Pronunciation: /präˈstrāSHən/
Definition of prostration

noun

  • the action of lying stretched out on the ground.
  • the state of being extremely weak or subservient:the refusal to call a strike reflects the union leadership’s prostration before the company
  • extreme physical weakness or emotional exhaustion.

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