n.
Pronunciation: prä- ' str ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 a : the act of assuming a prostrate position b : the state of being in a prostrate position : ABASEMENT
2 a : complete physical or mental exhaustion : COLLAPSE b : the process of being made powerless or the condition of powerlessness <the country suffered economic prostration after the war>