abject

adj.

1. Brought low in condition or status. See synonyms at mean².
2. Being of the most contemptible kind: abject cowardice.
3. Being of the most miserable kind; wretched: abject poverty.

[Middle English, outcast, from Latin abiectus, past participle of abicere, to cast away : ab-, from; see ab-¹ + iacere, to throw.]

abjectly ab'ject'ly adv.
abjectness ab·ject'ness or ab·jec'tion n.

adj

Definition: hopeless and downtrodden
Antonyms: commendable, exalted, excellent, magnificent, noble, proud, worthy

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IN BRIEF: Very low in spirit or hope.

People saw in him an abject coward.

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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: of the most contemptible kind
  Synonyms: low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy

Meaning #2: most unfortunate or miserable

Meaning #3: showing utter resignation or hopelessness
  Synonyms: resigned, unhopeful

Meaning #4: showing humiliation or submissiveness

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Abject

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - elendig, ussel, ynkelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
ellendig, vernederd, verachtelijk

Français (French)
adj. - abject, méprisable, vil, misérable, pitoyable, servile (une excuse)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - erniedrigt, tief gesunken, verachtenswert, erniedrigend, entmutigend, niedergeschlagen, tiefst, äußerst

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιοθρήνητος, εξαθλιωμένος

Italiano (Italian)
abietto, spregevole, vile, degradante, disonorevole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - abjeto

Русский (Russian)
жалкий, презренный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - abyecto, despreciable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - usel, eländig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可怜的, 悲惨的, 不幸的, 卑鄙的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可憐的, 悲慘的, 不幸的, 卑鄙的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 비참한, 천한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 惨めな, 卑しむべき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مذل, دنيء, خسيس, مقنط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אומלל, שפל, נבזה‬

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