Associations to the word «Abject»
Noun
- Mercy
- Countenance
- Pity
- Shame
- Livelihood
- Treachery
- Begging
- Passion
- Devotion
- Agony
- Negroes
- Titus
- Wealth
- Worthy
- Sunk
- Fortune
- Powers
- Guilt
- Hatred
- Starvation
- Divinity
- Pardon
- Concession
- Creature
- Multitude
- Injustice
- Manner
- Suffering
- Chieftain
- Courage
- Pride
- Princes
- Lucien
- Sentiment
- Bonaparte
- Worship
- Mankind
- Desire
- Appetite
- Defeat
- Anguish
- Glory
- Sadness
- Amazement
- Self
- Attitude
- Robber
- Tear
- Staring
- Panic
- Lordship
- Unemployment
- Till
- Soul
- Spoil
- Contrary
- Virtue
- Manifestation
Adjective
Wiktionary
ABJECT, adjective. (obsolete) Rejected; cast aside. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the early 17th century.]
ABJECT, adjective. Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABJECT, adjective. 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).]
ABJECT, adjective. Showing utter hopelessness, helplessness; showing resignation; wretched. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABJECT, noun. A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast. [First attested from the late 15th century.]
ABJECT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To cast off or out; to reject. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]
ABJECT, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To cast down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the late 17th century.]
Dictionary definition
ABJECT, adjective. 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".
ABJECT, adjective. Most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty".
ABJECT, adjective. Showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender".
ABJECT, adjective. Showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.