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abject - Dictionary definition and meaning for word abject

Definition
(adj) of the most contemptible kind
Synonyms : low , low-down , miserable , scummy , scurvy
Example Sentence
  • 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
Definition
(adj) most unfortunate or miserable
Example Sentence
  • the most abject slaves joined in the revolt
  • abject poverty
Definition
(adj) showing utter resignation or hopelessness
Synonyms : unhopeful
Example Sentence
  • abject surrender
Definition
(adj) showing humiliation or submissiveness
Example Sentence
  • an abject apology
Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for abject

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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by anilbpai
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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by lakshmiv
Abject sounds like Reject...hopeless person is always rejected
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by S
'Submissive' ppl are treated as mere OBJECTS THAT ARE OWNED (compare object wid ABJECT) and less humane..
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by navaneeganesan
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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by deepakcoolkarni
One social object is to reduce abject poverty.
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by kguide
"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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by passionate
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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by vishal41
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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by deepakcoolkarni
abject sounds like ab + eject, ab means away eject means throw so abject means thrown away, losers are thrown away, for example an abject loser
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by syedbilalnadeem
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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by santosh pokhrel
A DEJECTED (depressed) person will be in ABJECTED state of condition/mind.
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by sumantabose
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by syedbilalnadeem
your Object is so Abject! Aim higher or you will be rejected
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by roozbeh33
abject
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by Megha Tanwar
Abject-not(A) having any objection.
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by komya

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