| a. | 1. | Cast down; low-lying. |
| 2. | Degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; | |
| 3. | Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope; miserable; - of persons. | |
| 4. | Humiliating; degrading; wretched; - of situations; | |
| v. t. | 1. | To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase. |
| n. | 1. | A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway. |
| Adj. | 1. | abject - 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" |
| 2. | abject - most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty" | |
| 3. | abject - showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender" | |
| 4. | abject - showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology" |
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