abject

[ ab-jekt ]

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Part of Speech adjective

Origin + Etymology

Late Middle English from Latin abjectus, past participle of abicere ‘reject’, from ab- ‘away’ + jacere ‘to throw’

Synonyms

limited
partial

devastated
absolute
utter

Antonyms

proud
excellent
noble
worthy

degraded
dishonorable
groveling
low
humiliating
worthless

Definition

1. (of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing

2. (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree

Examples

1. A) She ran like an abject coward instead of facing her issues head-on. B) Once drug abuse took over his life, his abject behavior became apparent to all who knew him.

2. A) The tornadoes caused abject misery for all of the people who lived in the area. B) He died young after a life of abject poverty.

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