noun (n)

• an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion(noun.state)

  Example:
  The commander's prostration demoralized his men.
  

  Synonym:
  collapse
  

  source: wordnet30
• abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of assuming a prostrate position(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as, the prostration of the body.(noun)

  source: webster1913