abjectEnglish → FrenchOxford English–Frenchabject /BrE ˈabdʒɛkt , AmE ˈæbˌdʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt / adjective 1 [state, conditions] misérable; [failure] lamentable abject poverty misère f 2 [slave, coward] abject; [apology] servile