English Explanatory Dictionary

prosternation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. dejection; depression

Word forms

prosternation prosternations

Etymology

French. See prostration.

Synonyms

melancholy misery blueness tristesse mirthless blues crestfallenness dejection depression despondency distress dolefulness downheartedness drearihead forlornness grief heartsore ill-being infelicity melancholia mishappiness mourn prosternation regret rue ruth sadness sorrow sorrowfulness tristfulness undelight unhappiness woe woefare wretchedness
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