n. | 1. | The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; |
2. | The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but usually applied to kneeling or bowing in reverence and worship. | |
3. | The condition of being prostrate; great depression; lowness; dejection; | |
4. | (Med.) A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor. |
Noun | 1. | prostration - a condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes Synonyms: heat exhaustion, heat prostration |
2. | prostration - abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body | |
3. | prostration - the act of assuming a prostrate position |