Abject

Adjective

 * 1) Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts.
 * 2)  Cast down; rejected; low-lying.

Noun

 * 1)  A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway.

Adverbs for Abject
inconceivably; hopelessly; mournfully; pitiably; incurably; basely; incredibly; piteously; horribly; tragically; unbelievably; singularly; miserably; comically; ridiculously; ostensibly; ostentatiously; glumly; dismally; disconsolately; moodily; heavily; ludicrously.

Synonyms for Abject
base, mean, servile, low, humble, groveling, contemptible, pitiful, ignoble, inferior, absurd.

Antonyms for Abject
exalted, magnificent, imposing, noble, proud, excellent.

Thesaurus
disgusting; execrable; fawning; flagrant; flattering; footlicking; foul; fulsome; grave; gross; groveling; hangdog; heinous; humble; humble-minded; humble-spirited; humbled; humblehearted; ingratiating; little; low; low-down; lumpen; mangy; mealymouthed; mean; measly; meek; meek-minded; meek-spirited; meekhearted; melted; miserable; monstrous; nefarious; nondissenting; nonresistant; nonresisting; nonresistive; obedient; obeisant; obnoxious; obsequious; odious; on bended knee; paltry; parasitic; passive; penitent; penitential; penitentiary; petty; poky; poor; poor in spirit; prostrate; rank; repentant; reptilian; resigned; scabby; scrubby; scruffy; scummy; scurvy; servile; shabby; sheepish; shoddy; small; sniveling; softened; sponging; squalid; submissive; subservient; supine; sycophantic; timeserving; toadeating; toadying; toadyish; touched; truckling; unassertive; uncomplaining; underfoot; unmentionable; unresistant; unresisting; vile; wretched; abominable; accepting; acquiescent; agreeable; apologetic; arrant; assenting; atrocious; backscratching; base; beggarly; bootlicking; cheesy; complaisant; compliable; compliant; complying; consenting; contemptible; contrite; cowering; crawling; cringing; crouching; crummy; debased; degraded; depraved; despicable; dirty;

Etymology
From abiectus, past participle of abicere:, formed from ab- + iacere:.

Pronunciation

 * ,, {{SAMPA|/"{bdZEkt/}} or , , {{SAMPA|/"{bdZIkt/}}

Related terms

 * abjectly
 * abjectness

Synonyms

 * beggarly, contemptible, cringing, degraded, groveling, ignoble, mean, mean-spirited, slavish, vile, worthless

Related terms

 * abjection

Translations

 * French:, ,  méprisable
 * Interlingua:


 * Spanish: abatido
 * Turkish: aşağılık


 * French:
 * Interlingua:


 * Russian:, униженный


 * : низък, долен, жалък


 * : hèn hạ, thấp hèn, đê tiện, đáng khinh, khốn khổ, khốn nạn

Translations

 * French:
 * Interlingua: abjecto


 * Turkish:

Verb

 * 1)   To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase.

Shorthand

 * Gregg (Version: Centennial,Series 90,DJS): a - b - j - k - t
 * (Version: Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - j - k

Adjective

 * 1)  Worthy of utmost contempt or disgust; vile; despicable.
 * 2)  Of the lowest social position.

Derived terms

 * abjectement
 * abjection