ABJECT

(adj.) showing humiliation or submissiveness
"an abject apology"
He terrifies his wife no end. There is always an abject expression on her face. -added by geeta_inlas
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : low , low-down , miserable , scummy , scurvy
He is filled with such abject laziness that he will not move a muscle even if his family dies of hunger. -added by geeta_inlas
(adj.) most unfortunate or miserable
"the most abject slaves joined in the revolt", "abject poverty"

-tagged by learner_md

Many people in India still live in abject poverty.
(adj.) showing utter resignation or hopelessness
"abject surrender"
synonyms : unhopeful
He lived in abject poverty. -added by naila_inlas
in a court,the lawyer says "abjection your honour " -added by sunny-dexter

Selected Mnemonic for abject

(Tag: Global) Abject sounds like Reject...hopeless person is always rejected
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Mnemonics for abject

(Tag: ) Abject sounds like REJECT. Poor people are like REJECTED (Abject) people in the society. poor people or people lacking pride (abject people) are rejected in society
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(Tag: ) abject sounds like reject if any person is rejected in job he/she will feel hopless and wil be in miserable condition
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(Tag: language) 'Submissive' ppl are treated as mere OBJECTS THAT ARE OWNED (compare object wid ABJECT) and less humane..
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(Tag: ) interpret "abject " as opposite to OBJECT...Wen we think of object immediately it strikes that object is a point or thing ..so point or thing has got some location or some reference to it..so opposite to reference and hope is hopeless or miserable.
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(Tag: ) One social object is to reduce abject poverty.
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(Tag: ) ABJECT IS AB+ JECT, wich is spoken as jack.... so a person having no jack at all lacks pride and is wretched in society
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(Tag: hindi+english) "ab+ject"something opposite to inject,in+ject,inject means induces something, abject means not inducing so, no self respect,no feeling.life is degraded due to lack of blood without injecting..
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(Tag: ) interpret "abject " as opposite to OBJECT...Wen we think of object immediately it strikes that object is a point or thing ..so point or thing has got some location or some reference to it..so opposite to no reference and no hope that is miserable o
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(Tag: ) abject -ab not or away and ject means jacket relate to people of nepal living in abject poverty so unable to buy jacketabject -ab not or away and ject means jacket relate to people of nepal living in abject poverty so unable to bu
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