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1. An abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
   "the commander's prostration demoralized his men"
   - collapse
    
2. Abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
    
3. The act of assuming a prostrate position

Derived forms: prostrations

See also: prostrate

Type of: compliance, illness, malady, motility, motion, move, movement, sickness, submission, unwellness

Encyclopedia: Prostration