PROSTRATION


Meaning of PROSTRATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ prä-ˈstrā-shən ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.