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abject adjective

  /ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/ , /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/
  • Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. [from early 15th c.]
 abject, hulpeloos, moedeloos
  • Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile. [from mid 14th c.]
 diepgezonken, ellendig, gelaten, hulpeloos

abjection noun

  /æbˈd͡ʒɛk.ʃn̩/
  • A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
 moedeloosheid
  • (obsolete) The act of bringing down or humbling; casting down. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]
 vernedering, verworpenheid

abjectness

abjectheid

abject noun

  /ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/ , /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/
  • A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class. [from early 16th c.]
 infaam persoon, verworpeling
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