abjectedness
n. C2 Proficiency ab·ject·ed·ness
n. a state of being very humble or defeated. It describes someone who feels completely powerless and has no pride left.
n. a state of extreme humility, defeat, or lack of pride. Often used in literary or historical contexts to describe a person's physical or emotional posture.
The prisoner showed abjectedness when he knelt before the king.
The defeated general's abjectedness was evident in his refusal to meet the eyes of his former soldiers.
The poet captures the abjectedness of the protagonist, who, stripped of his former status, finds himself reduced to a mere shadow of his former self.
From abjected + -ness.