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State of being cast off
her 1980 work Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection, where she describes subjective horror (abjection) as the feeling when an individual experiences
Abjection
1923 treaty between Turkey and the Allies
last one in 1974.[citation needed] Lloyd George declared the treaty an "abject, cowardly and infamous surrender". Historian Norman Naimark states, "The
Treaty_of_Lausanne
1980 book by Julia Kristeva
Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection (French: Pouvoirs de l'horreur. Essai sur l'abjection) is a 1980 book by Julia Kristeva. The work is an extensive
Powers_of_Horror
Psychological experience of something being strangely familiar
Kristeva's concept of abjection, where one reacts adversely to something forcefully cast out of the symbolic order. Abjection can be uncanny in that
Uncanny
2017 American fantasy TV series
powerful of the 1,000-plus witches in Oz. East created the Prison of the Abject, holding witches who illegally practiced magic. East keeps deals with the
Emerald_City_(TV_series)
Legal phrase used in trademark cases
"A moron in a hurry" is a phrase that has been used in legal cases, especially in the UK, involving trademark infringement and passing off. Where one party
A_moron_in_a_hurry
Condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs
threshold Sustainable Development Goals (2030) Also known as deep poverty, abject poverty, absolute poverty, destitution, or penury. United Nations. "Report
Extreme_poverty
Australian academic
influence of Julia Kristeva, by examining the notion of abjection. According to Kristeva, abjection is the failure to distinguish what constitutes as "self"
Barbara_Creed
Japanese manga series
second head, and human-object hybrids. Her fate is intrinsically linked to abjection, a concept theorist Julia Kristeva describes as being epitomized by the
Tomie
French band
Restless Records and Century Media Records. Reviewing Mercyless' album Abject Offerings, Metal.de called Mercyless, Loudblast and Massacra the "three
Mercyless
Approach to feminism influenced by post-structuralist thought
and pre-oedipal in the constitution of subjectivity; and Her notion of abjection as an explanation for oppression and discrimination. Post-structural feminist
Post-structural_feminism
Anonymous imageboard website
Brenna (2017). "'That pony is real sexy': My Little Pony fans, sexual abjection, and the politics of masculinity online". Sexualities. 22 (3): 325–342
4chan
President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022
that Duterte's anti-drugs campaign was a war against the poor due to the abject poverty of those arrested or killed. On June 19, 2018, 38 United Nations
Rodrigo_Duterte
Head of state and government of the United States
owned plantations and slaves. While several later presidents came from abject poverty, others, such as the Roosevelts, John Kennedy, and Donald Trump
President of the United States
President_of_the_United_States
Concept in psychoanalysis
subsequently explore anal eroticism in connection with her concept of abjection. Anal beads Anal fingering Anal fisting Anal masturbation Anal sex Anilingus
Anal_eroticism
English footballer (born 2002)
Tyers, Alan (15 April 2024). "Cole Palmer scores four as Chelsea stun abject Everton". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024
Cole_Palmer
Subgenre of horror fiction
horror genre are often censored or banned across a variety of countries. Abjection Erotic horror New Extremity § The body Barbara Creed Grotesque body List
Body_horror
American rock band (1987–1994)
Nirvana's fusion of pop melodies with noise, combined with its themes of abjection and social alienation, brought them global popularity. Following extensive
Nirvana_(band)
Cemetery in New York, United States
of America and the National Vaudeville Association, some of whom died in abject poverty. The cemetery contains four Commonwealth war graves, of three Canadian
Kensico_Cemetery
Novel by Claire Mendes
in a border situation or transitional setting) and their own "abjection" (having "abject bodies" with health problems, disease, etc.) as "sites of symbolic
Drift_Street
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951
could make much of the claim that social security had eradicated the most abject destitution of the 1930s".[page needed] The most significant problem facing
Clement_Attlee
Sexual fascination with feet
Bataille saw the lure of the feet as linked to their anatomical baseness (abjection). Sigmund Freud saw the fetishism of toes on the foot as a surrogate for
Foot_fetishism
2007 book by C. J. Pascoe
philosopher Judith Butler to argue that the fag is best described as an "abject identity". According to Butler's model, individuals create a gender identity
Dude,_You're_a_Fag
Bulgarian philosopher (born 1941)
includes books and essays that address intertextuality, the semiotic, and abjection, in the fields of linguistics, literary theory and criticism, psychoanalysis
Julia_Kristeva
U.S. state
has numerous colonias—unincorporated, low-income slums characterized by abject poverty, absence of basic services (such as water and sewage), and scarce
New_Mexico
Historical Hindu practice of widow immolation
has shown. Child marriages, forced marriage, dowry and the expectation of abject wifely subservience, too, have enjoyed lengthy duration and continuity and
Sati_(practice)
Stoic philosopher, Roman emperor from 161 to 180
– which is about self-restraint, duty, and respect for others – was so abjectly abandoned by the imperial line he anointed on his death. The equestrian
Marcus_Aurelius
Communist theoretical journal
disciplined by the police, and annihilated by war." This condition is termed "abjection": a state of being excluded from the prevailing forms of social wealth
Endnotes_(journal)
Major League Baseball franchise
congratulating the Red Sox as World Series champions. After so many years of abject frustration, Red Sox fans around the world could taste victory. With the
Boston_Red_Sox
Bangladeshi cricketer (born 1987)
ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 6 March 2011 Purohit, Abhishek (19 March 2011), Abject Bangladesh surrender meekly, ESPNcricinfo, retrieved 20 March 2011 ICC Cricket
Shakib_Al_Hasan
First Lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952
permanently to his legal family, leaving Juana Ibarguren and her children in abject poverty. They were forced to move to the poorest area of Junín. Los Toldos
Eva_Perón
Species of butterfly
Isoteinon abjecta, the abject hopper, is a species of butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia
Isoteinon_abjecta
Quality of ambiguity, disorientation, or state of transition
in a border situation or transitional setting) and their own "abjection" (having "abject bodies" with health problems, disease, etc.) as "sites of symbolic
Liminality
British actress (1929–1993)
that the promises of yesterday have to come to pass. People still live in abject poverty, people are still hungry, people still struggle to survive. And
Audrey_Hepburn
Supervillain appearing in DC Comics
"narrative prosthesis" to justify acts of violence, linking insanity to abject bodily traits, predatory behavior, and past trauma, such as childhood abuse
Joker_(character)
Political movement seeking independence in Ireland
mid-50s was the last attempt at traditional military action and was an abject failure. In the late 1960s, Irish political activist groups found parallels
Irish_republicanism
Island country in the Caribbean
western hemisphere. In 2003, 80% of all Haitians were poor (54% living in abject poverty) and 47.1% were illiterate. The country of nine million people also
Dominican_Republic
Supernatural beings in Arab culture and Islam
Zeynep (13 March 2019) [2007]. "The monstrous-feminine and masculinityas abjection in Turkish horror cinema: An analysis of Haunted [Musallat] [by] Alper
Jinn
Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia
which eroded traditional social bonds and failed to alleviate the peasants' abject poverty. In the early 1930s, the Arab national struggle in Palestine had
Israeli–Palestinian_conflict
1972 American film directed by John Waters
Waters assures the viewers. The film is considered a preliminary exponent of abject art. The film, at first semi-clandestine, has received a warm reception
Pink_Flamingos
5th National Security Advisor of India (born 1945)
Within". The New Indian Express – via VIF. Doval, Ajit (1 September 2009). "Abject surrender at Sharm-el-Sheikh". The New Indian Express. Archived from the
Ajit_Doval
Food as a video game element
Association. Retrieved 26 May 2026. Stang, Sarah (2022). "Irradiated Cereal and Abject Meat: Food as Satire and Warning in the Fallout Series". Games and Culture
Food_in_video_games
United States Army general
War II and believed it had been unnecessary since Japan was "down to an abject surrender through the accelerated sinking of their merchant marine and hunger
Carter_W._Clarke
Childhood friend of Hindu deity Krishna
Sandipani's ashrama, believed to have been at Ujjain. Leading a life of abject poverty, Sudama's wife urges him to go to Krishna, and request his assistance
Sudama
King of Babylon
Assyria resulting in the catastrophic invasion of his homeland and his abject defeat. He may have ruled from the Palace of the Stag and the Palace of
Kashtiliash_IV
Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC)
Segal, for "the forceful inversion, the reduction of the master to an abject position of supplication ... the master-as-suppliant is thus an extremely
Plautus
1922 silent film by F. W. Murnau
(3rd ed.). McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-1476669878. Magistrale, Tony (2005). Abject Terrors: Surveying the Modern and Postmodern Horror Film. Peter Lang. ISBN 978-0820470566
Nosferatu
British 2024 television series
Louis Chilton said: "If you like Thursday Murder Club, you'll love this abject pap." Victoria Segal included the series in her 'Best of 2024' list for
Ludwig_(2024_TV_series)
British hereditary peer and landowner (born 1959)
"'The grouse farmers and landowners treat the people of Sheffield with abject contempt'". www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk. Retrieved 19 February 2024. Weber
David Manners, 11th Duke of Rutland
David_Manners,_11th_Duke_of_Rutland
Army Ranger and later the sergeant major of the G.I. Joe team. Born into abject poverty in Auburn, Alabama, Beach Head was bullied to his low economic-status
List of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero characters
List_of_G.I._Joe:_A_Real_American_Hero_characters
451–743. Leiden; Boston: Brill. Miller, Paul Allen. 2013. "Mythology and the Abject in Imperial Satire." In Classical Myth and Psychoanalysis: Ancient and Modern
Roman_mythology
Fictional character that one feels attraction to
Brenna (2017). "'That pony is real sexy': My Little Pony fans, sexual abjection, and the politics of masculinity online". Sexualities. 22 (3): 325–342
Waifu
American actor and comedian (born 1966)
was not picked up for a full series and Benjamin referred to it as an "abject failure". Benjamin was featured in a Super Bowl XLIII Bud Light commercial
H._Jon_Benjamin
American conservative think tank
editorial, Frum claimed that his party's failure to reach a deal "led us to abject and irreversible defeat." After his termination, Frum clarified that his
American_Enterprise_Institute
2022 mass shooting in Texas, U.S.
"Abject Failure"". June 21, 2022. Archived from the original on July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2022. "Texas State Police Chief: Uvalde Was 'Abject Failure
Uvalde_school_shooting
Comics of the classic Franco-Belgian style
where the vast majority of humanity was living short, violent lives in abject squalor, with not a single so-called "hero" in sight anywhere in his series
Bande_dessinée
1997 video game
The Stone is an online game developed by web company Abject Modernity Internet Creations Inc. in 1995. The mystery game was created in 1996 but launched
The_Stone_(video_game)
Fictional character from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise
enables the Family to attempt to assert its masculinity in the face of the abject female and contributes to the discovery of the instability of sexist patriarchal
Sally_Hardesty
American academic
(2008). Masculinity, Psychoanalysis, Straight Queer Theory: Essays on Abjection in Literature, Mass Culture, and Film. New York: Palgrave/Macmillan. ISBN 0-230-60008-5
Calvin Thomas (critical theorist)
Calvin_Thomas_(critical_theorist)
1993 film by Steven Spielberg
20/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Schindler's List blends the abject horror of the Holocaust with Steven Spielberg's signature tender humanism
Schindler's_List
Metropolitan municipality in Gauteng, South Africa
young people were out of work. Around 20% of the municipality lives in abject poverty in informal settlements that lack proper roads, electricity, or
City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality
City_of_Johannesburg_Metropolitan_Municipality
English modernist writer (1882–1941)
Retrieved 29 March 2018. Schröder, Leena Kore (Autumn 2003). "Tales of Abjection and Miscegenation: Virginia Woolf's and Leonard Woolf's "Jewish" Stories"
Virginia_Woolf
2017 Catalan independence referendum related amnesty
Abascal did), stated: "The dizzying succession of inadmissible decisions, abject agreements, and shameful justifications seeks to anesthetize society, reduce
2024_Spanish_Amnesty_Law
American sitcom
Show. He speaks English with a near-incomprehensible accent, and lives in abject fear of Bud Budwaller. Kim McGuire as Nicole Thorne, Zoblotnick Broadcasting
On_the_Air_(TV_series)
Film genre
Sons, Inc. ISBN 9780470672600. Chan, Felicia (2018). "Performing (Comic) Abjection in the Hong Kong Ghost Story". In Bettinson, Gary; Martin, Daniel (eds
Horror_film
War hero, and victim and hero of 9/11 (1939–2001)
have put themselves between the perpetrators and the victims. That was abject cowardice." Rescorla felt that if he and Hill were younger, they "could
Rick_Rescorla
4.14: 11-28 Koçer, Zeynep. "The Monstrous-feminine and Masculinity as Abjection in Turkish Horror Cinema: An Analysis of Haunted (Musallat, Alper Mestçi
Jinn_in_horror_films
Pseudonymous Twitter and Bluesky user
Collins described dril's humor as a "blend of fist-on-the-table bluster, abject confusion and burned-toast syntax", noting the influence of surreal humor
Dril
Australian literary genre
in a border situation or transitional setting) and their own "abjection" (having "abject bodies" with health problems, disease, etc.) as "sites of symbolic
Grunge_lit
Entertainment franchise developed by Hasbro
Alison (2022). "'That pony is real sexy': My Little Pony fans, sexual abjection, and the politics of masculinity online" (PDF). Sexualities. Sherilyn
My_Little_Pony
repay, and in St. Stanislaus Kostka parish in Chicago, Poles who lived in abject poverty with large families still donated large portions of their paychecks
History of Poles in the United States
History_of_Poles_in_the_United_States
Nawab of Bengal from 1760 to 1763
near Delhi ca. 1774.[citation needed] Mir Qasim died in obscurity and abject poverty possibly from dropsy, at Kotwal, near Delhi on 8 May 1777.[citation
Mir_Qasim
2022 superhero film by Matt Reeves
targets the elite of Gotham and live-streams his crimes. An orphan raised in abject poverty, the Riddler resents Gotham's affluent people for ignoring the less
The_Batman_(film)
Consort of Queen Victoria from 1840 to 1861
London: Burke's Peerage. ISBN 978-0-85011-023-4. Murphy, James (2001). Abject Loyalty: Nationalism and Monarchy in Ireland During the Reign of Queen Victoria
Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince_Albert_of_Saxe-Coburg_and_Gotha
Sexual activity between close relatives
2025. Lechte, John (24 February 2003). Key Contemporary Concepts From Abjection to Zeno's Paradox. SAGE Publications. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-7619-6534-3. The
Incest
social opportunities and advantages in the capitals abroad, become the most abject followers of the social regime in the foreign capital. One of the things
Rogers_Act
Jacques Becker film
of the life of Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani, who worked and died in abject poverty in the Montparnasse area of Paris. Some of his most famous paintings
Montparnasse_19
American actress and producer (born 1965)
during a civil rights protest. She has described herself as having "lived in abject poverty and dysfunction" during her childhood, recalling living in "rat-infested
Viola_Davis
Region in South Asia
also now begun to attract European visitors, several of whom wrote of the abject poverty of the vast Muslim peasantry and of the exorbitant taxes under the
Kashmir
British politician (1912–1998)
our Sovereign and we have done so out of what might almost be called an abject desire to eliminate the expression 'British'. The same desire has been felt
Enoch_Powell
2005 American film
Scott Foy of Dread Central rated it 1/5 stars and called it "simply an abject failure any which way you cut it." Mike Long of DVD Talk rated it 1.5/5
Cruel_World_(film)
1964 film about Jesus Christ, directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
however, wrote unfavorable reviews. Oswald Stack criticized the film's "abject concessions to reactionary ideology." In response to criticism from the
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (film)
The_Gospel_According_to_St._Matthew_(film)
Work units of Nazi death camp prisoners
2007. Chare, Nicholas (15 February 2011). Auschwitz and Afterimages: Abjection, Witnessing and Representation. London: I. B. Tauri. ISBN 978-1-84885-591-5
Sonderkommando
DC Comics character
(August 2008) O'Brien, Annamarie. "'How Can I Refuse You, Mother Box?!' Abjection and Objectification of Motherhood in Jack Kirby's Fourth World". ImageText
Granny_Goodness
Buwayhid Sultan Muiz ud-Daula assumed command forcing the Caliph into abject submission to the Amir. Eventually, Al-Mustakfi was blinded and deposed
History_of_Islam
American singer (born 1960)
reaction to where we were, and what we were surrounded by, which was just abject horror," Stipe said later. "In 1987 and '88 there was nothing to do but
Michael_Stipe
American rock band
reaction to where we were, and what we were surrounded by, which was just abject horror," Stipe said later. "In 1987 and '88 there was nothing to do but
R.E.M.
City in Central London, England
colouring of social class in London: yellow/gold. Westminster has shed the abject poverty with the clearance of this slum and with drainage improvement, but
Westminster
Punishment intended to cause physical pain
age change) an affront; secondly, because, if a boy's disposition be so abject as not to be amended by reproof, he will be hardened, like the worst of
Corporal_punishment
American painter and writer
2017. Madiou, Mohamed Salah Eddine (July 1, 2021). "Abject Talks Gibberish: "Translating" Abjection in Rabih Alameddine's An Unnecessary Woman". Arab Studies
Rabih_Alameddine
American pornography website
reflects the predatory gay male, prostituting straight men, making them abject in ways usually practiced on women. Erotica and pornography portal LGBTQ
Baitbus
1937 novel by Edward Elmer Smith
condescending to her, blindly lashing out because he blames himself for his abject failure with the Wheelmen. Kinnison, once recovered, goes to Arisia to learn
Galactic_Patrol_(novel)
Nicaraguan boxer (1952–2009)
one of five children. Argüello had a troubled childhood, growing up in abject poverty in Managua. When he was 5 years old, his father attempted suicide
Alexis_Argüello
Prime Minister of Pakistan (1990–1993; 1997–1999; 2013–2017)
wanted, she would have conducted nuclear tests 15–20 years ago [...] but the abject poverty of the people of the region dissuaded [... Pakistan] from doing
Nawaz_Sharif
Canadian reformers' rebellion against the British Canadian government
international financial system imperiled trade and local banks, leaving many in abject poverty. In response, Reformers in each province organized radical democratic
Rebellions_of_1837–1838
American professional gamer (1995–2019)
2019. Retrieved October 11, 2025. Janish, Elyse (October 19, 2018). "The Abject Scapegoat: Boundary Erosion and Maintenance in League of Legends". In Harper
Remilia
American video streaming service
"The Dish: What's Behind The 'Batgirl' & 'Scoob!' Discard? David Zaslav's Abject Rejection Of Jason Kilar's HBO Max Strategy". Deadline Hollywood. Archived
HBO_Max
American novelist
(2010), is a collection of twenty-five stories, chronicling true stories of abject misery. Born in 1969 in New York City, Reed is the son of artists David
John_Reed_(novelist)
Country in South America
United States, Canada, and the Bahamas. According to the World Bank in 2023, abject poverty still exists and the country faces significant risks in structurally
Guyana
English pirate (1688–1718)
on 10 December. While awaiting this, Bonnet wrote to Johnson, begging abjectly for clemency and promising to become a "menial servant" to Johnson and
Stede_Bonnet
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Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : unexplained. There is a farm called Sherrell Farm near Ivybridge in Devon. Compare Sherrill.
Boy/Male
French
Works in iron.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Great one
Male
Hebrew
(× Ö°×ªÖ·× Ö°×ֵל) Variant spelling of Hebrew Nethanel, NETANEL means "given of God" or "whom God gave."Â
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Angel; Honeybees
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metronymic from Evett.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
God Name
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a field that was untilled or used for pasture, from Middle English leye ‘meadow’, ‘pasture’, ‘fallow’ + feld ‘open country’, ‘field’, or a habitational name from Leyfield in Nottinghamshire, which has the same meaning.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Quaking Aspen Tree Meadow
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Kingdom of Lord Shiva
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n.
A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.
n.
The act of bringing down or humbling.
n.
The state of being rejected or cast out.