Definitions:

1. Often conveys a sense of severe, hopeless or humiliating conditions, typically in the context of poverty, failure, or despair. ADJECTIVE
   • She was in an abject state of despair after losing her job and home in the same week.
2. Showing no pride or respect for yourself. ADJECTIVE
   • He is almost abject in his respect for his boss.
3. The state of being extremely unhappy, poor, or unsuccessful. ADJECTIVE
   • The team's abject failure in the championship left them demoralized and questioning their future.
4. Used to describe something that is extremely bad, degrading, or pitiful. ADJECTIVE
   • The refugees lived in abject poverty, with barely enough food or shelter to survive.

Synonyms:

• Degraded
• desperate
• hopeless
• humiliating
• miserable
• pitiful
• shameful
• Wretched

NearBy Words:

• abjection
• abjectly