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abacination

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˌbæsɪˈneɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English abacinate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English abacination From abacinate + -ion.

  1. The act of abacinating, of blinding with the light from hot metal

    That blind general lost his sight by the process of abacination.

    Her warmth and radiance had blinded him, a self-inflicted abacination.