Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prostration

3 senses of prostration

Sense 1
collapse, prostration -- (an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion; "the commander's prostration demoralized his men")
       => illness, unwellness, malady, sickness -- (impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism)

Sense 2
prostration -- (abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body)
       => submission, compliance -- (the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another)

Sense 3
prostration -- (the act of assuming a prostrate position)
       => motion, movement, move, motility -- (a change of position that does not entail a change of location; "the reflex motion of his eyebrows revealed his surprise"; "movement is a sign of life"; "an impatient move of his hand"; "gastrointestinal motility")