abject in English dictionary

  • abject

    Meanings and definitions of "abject"

    • Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; as, abject posture, fortune, thoughts.
    • (obsolete) Cast down; rejected; low-lying.
    • (obsolete) A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway.
    • (transitive) (obsolete) To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase.
    • adjective
      (obsolete)
      Rejected; cast aside. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the early 17 th century.]Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 5
    • adjective
      Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
    • adjective
      Cast down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; lacking courage; offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
    • adjective
      Showing utter hopelessness, helplessness; showing resignation; wretched. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
    • noun
      A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast. [First attested from the late 15 th century.]
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To cast off or out; to reject. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17 th century.]
    • verb
      (transitive, obsolete)
      To cast down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17 th century.]
    • Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope
    • Cast down; rejected; low-lying
    • A person in the lowest and most despicable condition
    • adjective
      most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"
    • adjective
      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"
    • adjective
      showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology"
    • adjective
      showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender"

    Synonyms of "abject" in English dictionary

    contemptible, low-down, unhopeful are the top synonyms of "abject" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of abject

    • abject ( comparative abjecter or more abject, superlative abjectest or most abject)
    • abject ( plural  abjects)
    • abject ( third-person singular simple present abjects, present participle abjecting, simple past and past participle abjected)
    • abject (comparative abjecter or more abject, superlative abjectest or most abject)
    • abject (plural abjects)
    • abject (third-person singular simple present abjects, present participle abjecting, simple past and past participle abjected)
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