abyección

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abiectiōnem.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /abʃeɡˈsjon/ [aβ̞.ʃeɣ̞ˈsjõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /abʒeɡˈsjon/ [aβ̞.ʒeɣ̞ˈsjõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • 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

Further reading

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