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abject

The correct spelling is abject.

How to pronounce abject

/ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/
noun

IPA: /ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/

Say it like: Abj-ect

The correct spelling is abject. A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a castaway; outcast.

adjective

  1. 1.Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position.
  2. 2.Cast down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; lacking courage; offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit.
  3. 3.Showing utter hopelessness, helplessness; showing resignation; wretched.
  4. 4.Rejected; cast aside.

verb

  1. 1.To cast off or out; to reject.
  2. 2.To cast down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower; to debase.

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