PROSTRATION


Meaning of PROSTRATION in English

/pro stray"sheuhn/ , n.

1. the act of prostrating.

2. the state of being prostrated.

3. extreme mental or emotional depression or dejection: nervous prostration.

4. extreme physical weakness or exhaustion: heat prostration.

[ 1520-30; prostration- (s. of prostratio ) a lying prone. See PROSTRATE, -ION ]

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