prosternation en · NOUN
Etymology
French. See prostration.
Meanings
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(obsolete) dejection; depression
a Prosternation of Spirit
1676, Richard Wiseman, Severall Chirurgicall Treatises, London: […] E. Flesher and J. Macock, for R[ichard] Royston […], and B[enjamin] Took, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| prosternations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
regret · tristesse · ruth · wretchedness · mourn · crestfallenness · sorrowfulness · forlornness · dejection · undelight · blueness · melancholia · drearihead · grief · misery · rue · woe · ill-being · heartsore · despondency · sadness · melancholy · woefare · tristfulness · melancholy · mishappiness · unhappiness · downheartedness · sorrow · misery · blues · distress · mirthless · dolefulness · prosternation · infelicity · depression