abjectItalian → EnglishOxford Italian–Englishabject /BrE ˈabdʒɛkt , AmE ˈæbˌdʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt / adjective 1 [state, conditions] miserabile; [failure] completo abject poverty estrema povertà 2 [coward] vile; [slave] abietto 3 [apology] meschino