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abject
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/ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Extremely bad, unhappy, or without hope.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailComplete; downright; utter.
Examples
Tom, a self-made millionaire, had lived in abject poverty as a child.
Algeria needs to eliminate abject poverty.
At a glance
Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 5
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/
Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsLower than nearby areas; low-lying.
Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile.
More examples
In contextabject failure abject nonsense abject terror
Nevertheleſſe he thatt comfortith the abiecte⸝ comforted vs at the cõmynge of Titus.
O that I vvere a God, to ſhoot forth Thunder / Vpon theſe paltry, ſeruile, abiect Drudges: / Small things make baſe men proud.
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Origin
adjective
PIE word *h₂epó The adjective is derived from Late Middle English abiect, abject (adjective) [and other forms], from Middle French abject (modern French abject, abjet (obsolete)), and from its etymon Latin abiectus (“abandoned; cast aside”), an adjective use of the perfect passive participle of abiciō (“to discard, throw away”), from ab- (prefix meaning ‘away from’) + iaciō (“to throw”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- (“to throw”)). The noun is derived from the adjective. Cognates * Italian abiecto (obsolete), abietto * Late Latin abiectus (“humble or poor person”, noun) * Spanish abjecto (obsolete), abyecto