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- [pro-strey-shuh n]
- /prɒˈstreɪ ʃən/
- /ˈprɒs.treɪt/
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- [pro-strey-shuh n]
- /prɒˈstreɪ ʃən/
Definitions of prostration word
- noun prostration the act of prostrating. 1
- noun prostration the state of being prostrated. 1
- noun prostration extreme mental or emotional depression or dejection: nervous prostration. 1
- noun prostration extreme physical weakness or exhaustion: heat prostration. 1
- noun prostration lying face down 1
- noun prostration helplessness, desperation 1
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Origin of prostration
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Late Latin prōstrātiōn- (stem of prōstrātiō) a lying prone. See prostrate, -ion
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Parts of speech for Prostration
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prostration popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
prostration usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for prostration
noun prostration
- beatification — a beatifying or being beatified
- bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
- burnout — If someone suffers burnout, they exhaust themselves at an early stage in their life or career because they have achieved too much too quickly.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
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