abject
[ ab-jekt, ab-jekt ]
/ ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt /
adjective
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.
contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward.
shamelessly servile; slavish.
Obsolete. cast aside.
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Origin of abject
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin abjectus thrown down (past participle of abicere, abjicere), equivalent to ab- ab- + -jec- throw + -tus past participle suffix
SYNONYMS FOR abject
OTHER WORDS FROM abject
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH abject
abject objectWords nearby abject
abirritation, abirritative, abishag, abitibi, abiu, abject, abjection, abjective, abjunction, abjuration, abjure
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British Dictionary definitions for abject
abject
/ (ˈæbdʒɛkt) /
adjective
utterly wretched or hopeless
miserable; forlorn; dejected
indicating humiliation; submissivean abject apology
contemptible; despicable; servilean abject liar
Derived forms of abject
abjection, nounabjectly, adverbabjectness, nounWord Origin for abject
C14: (in the sense: rejected, cast out): from Latin abjectus thrown or cast away, from abjicere, from ab- away + jacere to throw
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