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- Dictionaryprostration/prɒˈstreɪʃn/
noun
- 1. the state of lying stretched out on the ground with one's face downwards.
- 2. extreme physical weakness or emotional exhaustion.
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the state of having no strength or ability to do anything, for example because you are very ill, very tired, or very upset: She was in a bad state of exhaustion, approaching prostration. It is a severe, flu-like illness, with fever, headache, muscle pain, and prostration.
1. a. : the act of assuming a prostrate position. b. : the state of being in a prostrate position : abasement. 2. a. : complete physical or mental exhaustion : collapse. b. : the process of being made powerless or the condition of powerlessness. the country suffered economic prostration after the war. Synonyms. burnout. collapse. exhaustion.
Prostration is the gesture of placing one's body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee, especially the hands, touching the ground.
noun. the act of prostrating. the state of being prostrated. extreme mental or emotional depression or dejection: nervous prostration. extreme physical weakness or exhaustion: heat prostration. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of prostration 1. 1520–30; < Late Latin prōstrātiōn- (stem of prōstrātiō ) a lying prone.
Many religious rituals include various forms of prostration, or lying face-downward in a submissive way. When a Catholic kneels to pray in church, or a Muslim bows his head to touch the ground during prayers, it's an act of prostration, or making yourself humble before a god or religious figure.
noun. 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. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
the action of lying with your face downwards, especially as a way of showing respect for God or a god. See prostration in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: prostration. Definition of prostration noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Define prostration. prostration synonyms, prostration pronunciation, prostration translation, English dictionary definition of prostration. n. 1. a. The act of prostrating oneself. b. The state of being prostrate. 2. Total exhaustion or weakness; collapse.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use prostration in a sentence prostration following severe shock was what the doctor called it, but it looked to me more like a touch of brain fever.
The earliest known use of the noun prostration is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for prostration is from 1440, in the writing of John Capgrave, prior of Bishop's Lynn, theologian, and historian.
