abject
/ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/
/ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/
/ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/
noun
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A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast.
adjective
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Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position.
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Cast down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; lacking courage; offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit.
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Showing utter hopelessness, helplessness; showing resignation; wretched.
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Rejected; cast aside.
Synonyms:
beggarly, contemptible, cringing, degraded, groveling, ignoble, mean, mean-spirited, slavish, vile, worthless
verb
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To cast off or out; to reject.
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To cast down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase.