| NOUN | state | prostration, collapse | an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | prostration | abject submission | |
| act | prostration | the act of assuming a prostrate position |
| Sounds | praastrey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion. | |
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| Example | "the commander's prostration demoralized his men" | |
| Synonym | collapse | |
| Narrower | algidity | Prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure |
| breakdown, crack-up | A mental or physical breakdown | |
| heatstroke, heat hyperpyrexia | Collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat | |
| shock | (pathology) bodily collapse or near collapse caused by inadequate oxygen delivery to the cells | |
| Broader | illness, unwellness, malady, sickness | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism |
| Spanish | colapso | |
| Catalan | col·lapse | |
| Meaning | abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body. | |
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| Broader | submission, compliance | The act of submitting |
| Verbs | prostrate | render helpless or defenseless |
| prostrate | get into a prostrate position, as in submission / submission | |
| Meaning | The act of assuming a prostrate position. | |
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| Broader | motion, movement, move, motility | A change of position that does not entail a change of location |
| Spanish | postración, prosternación | |
| Catalan | prosternació, prostració | |
| Verbs | prostrate | throw down flat, as on the ground |
| prostrate | get into a prostrate position, as in submission / submission | |
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