abject /ˈabdʒɛkt 
/ ▸ adjective 1 (of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree: his letter plunged her into abject misery
abject poverty.
▪ (of a situation or condition) extremely unpleasant and degrading: the abject condition of the peasants.
2 (of a person or their behaviour) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing: an abject apology.
– DERIVATIVES abjection /abˈdʒɛkʃn / noun abjectly /ˈabdʒɛk(t)li / adverb abjectness /ˈabdʒɛk(t)nəs / noun – ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘rejected’): from Latin abjectus, past participle of abicere ‘reject’, from ab- ‘away’ + jacere ‘to throw’.
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