prostration
noun
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- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
the commander's prostration demoralized his men
Types & categories
- illness hypernym
- crack-up hyponym
- shock hyponym
- heatstroke hyponym
- algidity hyponym
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Sense 2 noun
abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
Types & categories
- submission hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
the act of assuming a prostrate position
Types & categories
- movement hypernym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | collapse |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | crack up |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | illness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crack-up |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shock |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | heatstroke |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | algidity |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prostrate |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | prostrate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | submission |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | prostrate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | prostrate |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | movement |