abyección

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abiectiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /abʝeɡˈθjon/
 
  • IPA(key): (most of Latin America, Philippines) /abʝeɡˈsjon/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /abʃeɡˈsjon/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /abʒeɡˈsjon/

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ab‧yec‧ción

Noun

abyección f (plural abyecciones)

  1. abjection, abjectness
    Synonym: abatimiento
  2. humiliation
    Synonym: humillación
  3. depravity, turpitude
    Synonym: depravación
  4. vileness, wretchedness
    Synonym: vileza

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