abject

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Synonyms: object, adject

Antonyms: object, adject

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Adjective

1. Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. Complete; downright; utter.
   • abject failure abject nonsense abject terror
3. Complete; downright; utter.
   • abject failure abject nonsense abject terror
4. Lower than nearby areas; low-lying.
5. Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile.
6. Marginalized as deviant.

Noun

1. A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class.

Verb

1. To cast off or out (someone or something); to reject, especially as contemptible or inferior.
2. To cast down (someone or something); to abase; to debase; to degrade; to lower; also, to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon (someone); to subjugate.
3. Of a fungus: to (forcibly) give off (spores or sporidia).

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