What does abject mean in English? Meaning of abject definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "abject": of the most contemptible kind
Adjective
Meaning: of the most contemptible kindExample: 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 trickSynonyms: abject
low
low-down
miserable
scummy
scurvySimilar: contemptiblePronunciation in US: /æbˈd͡ʒɛkt/, enPR
Meaning of "abject": most unfortunate or miserable
Adjective
Meaning: most unfortunate or miserableExample: the most abject slaves joined in the revolt
abject povertySynonyms: abjectSimilar: unfortunatePronunciation in US: /æbˈd͡ʒɛkt/, enPR
Meaning of "abject": showing utter resignation or hopelessness
Adjective
Meaning: showing utter resignation or hopelessnessExample: abject surrenderSynonyms: abject
unhopefulSimilar: hopelessPronunciation in US: /æbˈd͡ʒɛkt/, enPR
Meaning of "abject": showing humiliation or submissiveness
Adjective
Meaning: showing humiliation or submissivenessExample: an abject apologySynonyms: abjectSimilar: submissivePronunciation in US: /æbˈd͡ʒɛkt/, enPR
Adjective: (obsolete) Rejected; cast aside. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the early 17th century.][2]Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][2] 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost: So thick bestrown abject and lost lay these, covering the flood.1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost: So thick bestrown abject and lost lay these, covering the flood.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).][2] (Can we date this quote?) Joseph Addison, Whig Examiner: Base and abject flatterers. 1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second: An abject liar. (Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, I-ii: And banish hence these abject, lowly dreams. 1931, Faulkner, Sanctuary, ii: He sat obediently with that tentative and abject eagerness of a man who has but one pleasure left and whom the world can reach only through one sense, for he was both blind and deaf.(Can we date this quote?) Joseph Addison, Whig Examiner: Base and abject flatterers.1848, Thomas Babington Macaulay, The History of England from the Accession of James the Second: An abject liar.(Can we date this quote?) Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, I-ii: And banish hence these abject, lowly dreams.1931, Faulkner, Sanctuary, ii: He sat obediently with that tentative and abject eagerness of a man who has but one pleasure left and whom the world can reach only through one sense, for he was both blind and deaf.Showing utter hopelessness; helplessness; showing resignation; wretched. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][2] 1927, Countee Cullen, From the Dark Tower: We shall not always plant while others reap \ The golden increment of bursting fruit, \ Not always countenance, abject and mute \ That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap;1927, Countee Cullen, From the Dark Tower: We shall not always plant while others reap \ The golden increment of bursting fruit, \ Not always countenance, abject and mute \ That lesser men should hold their brothers cheap;Synonyms:
wretched, base, contemptible, degraded, dejected, deplorable, dishonorable, fawning, forlorn, groveling, hangdog, humiliated, low, miserable, outcast, servile, submissive, worthless, pitiable,
Antonyms:
commendable, exalted, excellent, magnificent, worthy, noble, proud,
