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abject
[ ab-jekt, ab-jekt ]
adjective
- utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched:
abject poverty.
Synonyms: ,
- contemptible; despicable; base-spirited:
an abject coward.
Synonyms: , , ,
- shamelessly servile; slavish.
- Obsolete. cast aside.
abject
/ ˈæɛ /
adjective
- utterly wretched or hopeless
- miserable; forlorn; dejected
- indicating humiliation; submissive
an abject apology
- contemptible; despicable; servile
an abject liar
Derived Forms
- ˈٱ, adverb
- ˈپDz, noun
- ˈٲԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·l adverb
- ·n ·Ļ·Ա noun
- ܲ·j adjective
- ܲ·j·ly adverb
- ܲ·j·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of abject1
Example Sentences
"The judge told us what the charges were, and it was just gasps, abject horror. I'd never seen that level of violence before," Lee Thompson told BBC News NI.
Yes, many immigrants, even those in the country legally, are now living in a state of abject terror.
Things operate similarly over on Bravo, where the only things that can get you kicked off a “Housewives” show are acknowledging the farce of having cameras follow you around all day and abject racism.
But most abject of all was the Democrats’ formal response to Trump’s speech, delivered by the new senator from Michigan, Elissa Slotkin.
The next two years were abject disappointments, with the team getting upset in back-to-back NL Division Series eliminations.
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