abject

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Extremely unpleasant, pathetic, or contemptible.

  - "His behavior was abject after he lost the election."
  - "The abject poverty in some areas is heartbreaking."

• adjective

  2. Submissive and dejected in manner or attitude.

  - "The abject slave begged for mercy."
  - "She felt abject after her lover left her."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/
   
   
   
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2. /ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

beggarly , contemptible , cringing , degraded , groveling , ignoble , mean , mean-spirited , slavish , vile , worthless

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with abject
object , subject , connect , reject

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Variants

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abject , abjectly , abjectness , abjectnesses

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Forms

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objective, abjected, abjecting, abjectively

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Etymology

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Originally meaning 'thrown away,' from the Latin word obiectum, past participle of objicere, 'to throw against.'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'abject' is often used in psychology to describe a state of extreme sadness and despair.

2. In philosophy, 'abject' is used to describe the feeling of being completely alone and abandoned in an existential or absurdist sense.

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Related Concepts

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1. dejection: A feeling of deep sadness and despair.

2. humiliation: The act of making someone feel ashamed or embarrassed.

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Quotes

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1. … nothing seemed to have changed at the Beehive across the years. The same pallid employees were visible in the same "abject" state of peonage, cringing under the whiplash of overseers.

   - S. J. Perelman,{it}Baby, It's Cold Inside{/it},1970

2. … the time would come that no human being should be humiliated or be made "abject".

   - Katherine Anne Porter,{it}The Never-Ending Wrong{/it},1977

3. … my critical intelligence sometimes shrivels to an "abject" nodding of the head.

   - Lewis H. Lapham,{it}Harper's{/it},May 1971

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Culture

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The term 'abject' has been used extensively in literature, particularly in existentialist and absurdist works, to describe the feeling of being completely alone and abandoned.

How to Memorize "abject"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person who has been rejected or lost everything, feeling completely alone and helpless.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with feelings of sadness, despair, and submission.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the first letter of each definition: 'Able to be thrown away, Extremely unpleasant.'

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