Synonyms for prostration
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pro-strey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : prɒˈstreɪ ʃən |
Définition of prostration
Origin :- c.1400, "action of prostrating oneself," from Old French prostracion (14c.) or directly from Late Latin prostrationem (nominative prostratio), noun of action from past participle stem of prosternere (see prostrate (v.)); or else a native formation from prostrate (v.). Meaning "weakness, exhaustion, dejection" is from 1650s.
- noun exhaustion
- noun submission
- Prostration may be great, according to the violence and duration of the attack.
- Extract from : « Dietetics for Nurses » by Fairfax T. Proudfit
- Prostration of ourselves before God produces a calm and dispassionate frame of mind, and a sense of our accountability.
- Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 10, No. 1, July 1837 » by Various
- Prostration is the Eastern mode of signifying profound respect, complete submission.
- Extract from : « Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature » by Ontario Ministry of Education
- Prostration following severe shock was what the doctor called it, but it looked to me more like a touch of brain fever.
- Extract from : « The Tidal Wave and Other Stories » by Ethel May Dell
- Prostration rapidly increases until death puts an end to the patient's sufferings.
- Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
- Prostration occurs much earlier and is usually much more marked in the latter.
- Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I » by Various
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