Definitions for abjectˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ab•jectˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt(adj.)
utterly hopeless or wretched:
abject poverty.
contemptible; despicable:
an abject coward.
servile; submissive; slavish.
Origin of abject:
1400–50; late ME < L abjectus, ptp. of abicere, abjicere to hurl, throw down, debase =ab-ab-+-jicere, comb. form of jacere to throw
ab•ject′ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy(adj)
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"
abject(adj)
most unfortunate or miserable
"the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"
abject, unhopeful(adj)
showing utter resignation or hopelessness
"abject surrender"
abject(adj)
showing humiliation or submissiveness
"an abject apology"
Webster Dictionary
Abject(adj)
cast down; low-lying
Abject(adj)
sunk to a law condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts
Abject(adj)
to cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase
Abject(noun)
a person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway
Translations for abject
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- terneergedrukAfrikaans
- بَائِس، مُدْقَعArabic
- низъкBulgarian
- miserávelPortuguese (BR)
- ubohýCzech
- erbärmlichGerman
- ynkelig; ussel; elendigDanish
- άθλιοςGreek
- abyectoSpanish
- armetuEstonian
- نکبت بارFarsi
- viheliäinenFinnish
- misérableFrench
- עָלוּב, בָּזוּיHebrew
- बहुत ज्यादाHindi
- bijedanCroatian
- nyomorultHungarian
- menyedihkanIndonesian
- hörmungar-, eymdar-Icelandic
- abietto, miserabileItalian
- みじめなJapanese
- 비참한Korean
- varganas, apgailėtinasLithuanian
- nožēlojamsLatvian
- hinaMalay
- ellendigDutch
- elendig, ynkeligNorwegian
- podły, nikczemnyPolish
- بينوا، بيچارهPersian
- خوار، بيچارهPashto
- degradadoPortuguese
- (vrednic) de plânsRomanian
- жалкийRussian
- úbohýSlovak
- bedenSlovenian
- jadanSerbian
- eländigSwedish
- น่าสังเวชThai
- sefil, acınacak, aşağılıkTurkish
- 淒慘的Chinese (Trad.)
- жалюгідний; огиднийUkrainian
- نیچ ، خوار ، پستی میں ڈوبا ہواUrdu
- khốn khổVietnamese
- 可怜的Chinese (Simp.)
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