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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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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)
French band
Restless Records and Century Media Records. Reviewing Mercyless' album Abject Offerings, Metal.de called Mercyless, Loudblast and Massacra the "three
Mercyless
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Most populous city in New Jersey, United States
January 1, 2017, after Governor Chris Christie, who called the program an "abject failure", vetoed a compromise bill that would have extended the status for
Newark,_New_Jersey
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
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
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
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
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)
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
State in eastern India
state harbours an abundance of natural resources, while its people live in abject poverty and destitution. The impoverished state provides ample recruits
Jharkhand
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)
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
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)
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
American singer-songwriter (1937–2016)
ISBN 9780879307608. Fox, Aaron A. (2004). "White Trash Alchemies of the Abject Sublime: Country as 'Bad' Music". In Washburne, Christopher J.; Derno, Maiken
Merle_Haggard
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Process of understanding a complex topic or substance
Stanford University. Lechte, John (2003). Key Contemporary Concepts: From Abjection to Zeno's Paradox. SAGE Publications. ISBN 978-0761965350. Babbie, Earl
Analysis
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
Ancient Greek philosopher (fl. c. 500 BC)
Patrick 1889, p. 32. Kahn 1979, pp. 157. Nagel, M. (2002). Masking the Abject: A Genealogy of Play. United Kingdom: Lexington Books. p. 18 BardonDyke2015
Heraclitus
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
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
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
1951 science fiction film by Robert Wise
Pictures." Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved: June 28, 2021. Tony Magistrale, Abject Terrors: Surveying the Modern and Postmodern Horror Film, 2005 p. 82 "Radio
The_Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still
1992 American film by David Fincher
1992): pp. 17–20. Speed, Louise. "Alien3: A Postmodern Encounter with the Abject". Arizona Quarterly, vol. 54, no. 1 (Spring 1998): pp. 125–151. Syonan-Teo
Alien_3
Sultan of Delhi from 1296 to 1316
never be submissive and obedient to the Musalman unless he is reduced to abject poverty." He undertook measures to impoverish them and felt it was justified
Alauddin_Khalji
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)
1968 American horror film by George A. Romero
that served as inspiration, Romero's antagonists derive more horror from abjection, the disgust that arises from an inability to separate clean from corrupt
Night_of_the_Living_Dead
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
British former tennis player (born 1987)
round singles match to No. 77 Yen-hsun Lu of Taiwan in straight sets. That abject defeat was still on his mind in a BBC interview five years later – despite
Andy_Murray
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)
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
2007 Indian film by Imtiaz Ali
retentive, moan-groan boy. Directed with a flair for garnishing even the most abject of circumstances with humour and irony, here’s a feel-cool film. Wonderful
Jab_We_Met
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
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
American film by Mike Flanagan
whole, the movie conjures an eerie and wondrous atmosphere that blends abject terror with a somber, mournful quality unique to Flanagan's oeuvre. But
Doctor_Sleep_(2019_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
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
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
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
American convicted murderer (1957–2025)
state-sanctioned atrocity – from the choice to the method itself – is abjectly cruel. We should not just be horrified – we should be furious. — Gerald
Brad_Sigmon
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)
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
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
English football team season
the 84th minute. West Ham's performance was described in the media as "abject". They failed to have a single shot on target during the game. Manchester
2024–25 West Ham United F.C. season
2024–25_West_Ham_United_F.C._season
King of Italy from 1878 to 1900
militarism, once said that to accept cuts in the military budget would be "an abject scandal and we might as well give up politics altogether". At least part
Umberto_I_of_Italy
British writer and activist (born 1992)
having fun. It's not about driving everybody down to the same level of abjection, but making aesthetic pleasures and luxuries available to all." After
Ash_Sarkar
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
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
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
Men's national cricket team
"Pakistan in England Test Series 2006". Selvey, Mike (5 January 2007). "Abject England roll over". The Guardian. "Peter Moores unveiled as England cricket
England_cricket_team
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
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)
2021 mass shooting in Plymouth, England
Retrieved 12 March 2023. Sam Blackledge (10 March 2023). "Decades of 'abject failure' led up to Plymouth mass shooting, Keyham coroner says". itvNews
Plymouth_shooting
People of dual male and female spirit in traditional Hawaiian and Tahitian cultures
use in Tahiti in the 1960s, although it is criticized by some māhū as an abject reference to sex. In the 1980s, māhū and fa'afafine of Samoa began organizing
Māhū
1964 Kannada-language play by Girish Karnad
portrayed as having great ideas and a grand vision, but his reign was an abject failure. He started his rule with great ideals of a unified India, but his
Tughlaq_(play)
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
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
2000 Mexican film by Alejandro González Iñárritu
Guardian. O’Sullivan, Sarah-May. *The Monstrous-Masculine: Adolescence, Abjection, and the Screen Male in Denys Arcand’s Les Invasions barbares (2003) and
Amores_perros
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
Failure to think in nuances
all-or-nothing thoughts: My efforts are either a success or they are an abject failure. Other people are either all good or all bad. I am either all good
Splitting_(psychology)
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
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
American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)
was not picked up for a full series and Benjamin referred to it as an "abject failure". Cross starred alongside Julia Stiles and America Ferrera in It's
David_Cross
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
British children's charity
Barnardo's. Ratcliffe, Rebecca (30 July 2018). "MPs accuse aid groups of 'abject failure' in tackling sexual abuse". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved
Barnardo's
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
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
Tennis ball wrapped in electrical tape, used in playing street cricket
elite to a mainstream sport that could even be enjoyed by those living in abject poverty. Aspirational cricketers born into difficult circumstances have
Tape_ball
Neighbourhood in East Kolkata, West Bengal, India
more than a century. Originally a slum area, Tiljala was once known for abject living conditions and high crime rates. It has seen a recent real estate
Tiljala
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : regional name from the area referred to as ‘the Dales’ in northern England. See also Dale.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : nickname for a needy person, from Hebrew dalus̄ ‘poverty’.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Led forward, Conducted, Advanced, Promoted, Pure water
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mallika | மலà¯à®²à®¿à®•ா
Jasmine
Girl/Female
Hindu
Male
German
Variant spelling of German Leonhardt, LEONHARD means "lion-strong."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Star, Nakshatra
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Teagan, TAEGAN means "little poet."
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of Grace
Boy/Male
Tamil
Light
Boy/Male
Indian
Without worry
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n.
The act of bringing down or humbling.
n.
The state of being rejected or cast out.
n.
A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation.