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Definitions for Abject

[1] utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.
[2] contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward.
[3] shamelessly servile; slavish.
[4] Obsolete . cast aside.
[5] utterly wretched or hopeless
[6] miserable; forlorn; dejected
[7] indicating humiliation; submissive an abject apology
[8] contemptible; despicable; servile an abject liar

Words related to Abject

wretched, base, contemptible, degraded, dejected, deplorable, dishonorable, fawning, forlorn, groveling, hangdog, humiliated, low, miserable, outcast, servile, submissive, worthless, pitiable

Words nearby Abject

abirritation, abirritative, abishag, abitibi, abiu, abject, abjection, abjective, abjunction, abjuration, abjure

Origin of Abject

1400–50; late Middle English < Latin abjectus thrown down (past participle of abicere, abjicere ), equivalent to ab- ab- + -jec- throw + -tus past participle suffix

Words that may be confused with Abject

abject, object

Other words from Abject

ab·ject·ly , adverb
ab·ject·ness , ab·ject·ed·ness , noun
un·ab·ject , adjective
un·ab·ject·ly , adverb
un·ab·ject·ness , noun

Word origin for Abject

C14: (in the sense: rejected, cast out): from Latin abjectus thrown or cast away, from abjicere, from ab- away + jacere to throw

Synonyms for Abject

wretched, base, contemptible, degraded, dejected, deplorable, dishonorable, fawning, forlorn, groveling, hangdog, humiliated, low, miserable, outcast, pitiable, servile, submissive, worthless