abject
adjective
/ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/
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/ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/
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- Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. [from early 15th c.]
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abject,
misérable,
fangeux
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- Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]
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abject,
abjecte,
méprisable
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abject
noun
/ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/
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/ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/
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- A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class. [from early 16th c.]
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misérable,
paria
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