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Meaning of 'prostration' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Prostration [ n.]
- The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.
- The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but usually applied to kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship.
- The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits.
- A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.

Meaning of 'prostration' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . prostration [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
Example in sentence:
  • the commander's prostration demoralized his men

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