Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Abjection \Ab*jec"tion\, n. [F. abjection, L. abjectio.]
   1. The act of bringing down or humbling. ``The abjection of
      the king and his realm.'' --Joe.

   2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.]

            An adjection from the beatific regions where God,
            and his angels and saints, dwell forever. --Jer.
                                                  Taylor.

   3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;
      degradation.

            That this should be termed baseness, abjection of
            mind, or servility, is it credible?   --Hooker.

Source : WordNet®

abjection
     n : a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into
         an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken [syn: {abasement},
          {degradation}]