[ˈabdʒɛkt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree
(e.g: his letter plunged her into abject misery)

- (of a person or their behaviour) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing
(e.g: an abject apology)


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Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘rejected’): from Latin abjectus, past participle of abicere ‘reject’, from ab- ‘away’ + jacere ‘to throw’