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abject

/ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/

noun

Meaning

  • A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast.

adjective

Meaning

  • Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position.

  • Cast down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; lacking courage; offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit.

  • Showing utter hopelessness, helplessness; showing resignation; wretched.

  • Rejected; cast aside.

Synonyms

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