abject

ab·ject  (bjkt, b-jkt)

adj.

1. Brought low in condition or status. See Synonyms at mean².

2. Being of the most contemptible kind: abject cowardice.

3. Being of the most miserable kind; wretched: abject poverty.

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[Middle English, outcast, from Latin abiectus, past participle of abicere, to cast away : ab-, from; see ab-¹ + iacere, to throw; see y- in Indo-European roots.]

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abjectly adv.

ab·jectness, ab·jection n.

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abject [ˈæbdʒɛkt]

adj

1. utterly wretched or hopeless

2. miserable; forlorn; dejected

3. indicating humiliation; submissive an abject apology

4. contemptible; despicable; servile an abject liar

[C14 (in the sense: rejected, cast out): from Latin abjectus thrown or cast away, from abjicere, from ab- away + jacere to throw]

abjection  n

abjectly  adv

abjectness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	abject - of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" low-down, scummy, scurvy, miserable, low contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn
	2.	abject - most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty" unfortunate - not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; "an unfortunate turn of events"; "an unfortunate decision"; "unfortunate investments"; "an unfortunate night for all concerned"
	3.	abject - showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender" unhopeful hopeless - without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success; "in an agony of hopeless grief"; "with a hopeless sigh he sat down"
	4.	abject - showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology" submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"

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abject

adjective

1. wretched, miserable, hopeless, dismal, outcast, pitiful, forlorn, deplorable, pitiable Both of them died in abject poverty.

2. servile, humble, craven, cringing, fawning, submissive, grovelling, subservient, slavish, mean, low, obsequious He sounded abject and eager to please.
servile high, great, august, grand, distinguished, worthy, noble, elevated, eminent, dignified, lofty, exalted, patrician

3. despicable, base, degraded, worthless, vile, sordid, debased, reprehensible, contemptible, dishonourable, ignoble, detestable, scungy (Austral. & N.Z.) the kind of abject low-life that preys on children

Translations

abject [ˈæbdʒekt] ADJ

1. (= wretched) [condition] → deplorable; [state] → lamentable
England's abject performance in the World Cup → la pésima actuación de Inglaterra en el Mundial

2. (= grovelling) → sumiso
an abject slave to fashion → un esclavo sumiso de la moda
he sounded abject → su tono era sumiso y arrepentido
we received an abject apology from the travel company → recibimos una carta de la agencia de viajes deshaciéndose en disculpas

3. (as intensifier) [misery, failure] → absoluto; [stupidity] → supino; [cowardice] → abyecto, vil(liter); [surrender] → indigno
to live in abject poverty → vivir en la miseria más absoluta

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abject [ˈæbdʒɛkt] adj

[poverty] → sordide

[failure, defeat] → pitoyable; [surrender] → pitoyable; [performance] → pitoyable

[terror, humiliation] → pitoyable

[coward] → méprisable

an abject apology → une excuse plate

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abject

adj

(= wretched) state, liar, thief → elend, erbärmlich; poverty → bitter; failure → kläglich

(= servile) submission, apology → demütig; person, gesture → unterwürfig

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abject [ˈæbdʒɛkt] (frm) adj (poverty) → abietto/a; (apology) → umiliante; (coward) → indegno/a, vile

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abject

adj abject [ˈӕbdʒekt]

miserable; wretched abject poverty. terneergedruk بَائِس، مُدْقَع низък ubohý ynkelig; ussel; elendig erbärmlich άθλιος abyecto armetu نکبت بار viheliäinen misérable עָלוּב, בָּזוּי बहुत ज्यादा bijedan nyomorult menyedihkan hörmungar-, eymdar- abietto, miserabile みじめな 비참한 varganas, apgailėtinas nožēlojams hina ellendig elendig, ynkelig podły, nikczemny degradado (vrednic) de plâns жалкий úbohý beden jadan eländig น่าสังเวช sefil, acınacak, aşağılık 淒慘的 жалюгідний; огидний نیچ ، خوار ، پستی میں ڈوبا ہوا khốn khổ 可怜的

adv abjectly

terneergedrukagtig بِصُورَة بَائِسَة، بِصُورَة ذَلِيلَة окаяно bídně ynkeligt, usselt; elendigt erbärmlich άθλια, σιχαμερά abyectamente armetult با سرافکندگی kurjasti misérablement בְּאוֹפֶן מַשׁפִּיל बेहद bijedno nyomorultan menyedihkan aumlega, lítilmótlega in modo abietto/miserabile みじめに 비참하게 varganai, apgailėtinai nožēlojami kehinaan ellendig elendig, ynkelig podle desprezivelmente (în mod) abject униженно biedne, úboho bedno jadno eländigt, i elände อย่างน่าสังเวช sefilce 可憐地 огидно ذلت کے ساتھ ، نیچ پن سے một cách khốn khổ 可怜地