prostration

prostration is a 11-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

11 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.
2. noun. 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.
3. noun. The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits.
4. noun. A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.
5. noun. the act of assuming a prostrate position
6. noun. abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
7. noun. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

   "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"

   Synonyms: collapse

Synonyms

collapse

Common word forms

prostrations

Words from these letters

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