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Definition of «abject»

The word "abject" has several meanings, but generally it refers to something that is extremely bad or unpleasant. It can also describe something that is in a very low condition or state, or something that is despicable and shameful. In its most common usage, the term describes something that is degrading, wretched, or pitiful.

Usage examples

  1. The abject poverty in certain regions of the world is heartbreaking.
  2. The abject failure of the company's marketing campaign led to its downfall.
  3. She lived in abject fear, always looking over her shoulder.
  4. The team's performance in the game was abject, with multiple errors and lack of coordination.
  5. The abject humiliation he felt after losing the competition was evident on his face.
  6. Despite her impressive qualifications, she was offered an abject salary for the job.
  7. The abject condition of the house made it uninhabitable.
  8. They were living in abject misery, barely able to afford food and shelter.
  9. The movie depicted the abject cruelty inflicted upon innocent animals in the name of entertainment.
  10. The abject sorrow in his voice reflected the depth of his grief.

Phrases with «abject»

Sentences with «abject»

  • «I know kids can overcome poverty, but when students are living in abject poverty in segregated communities with poor health care and housing, that makes the work for our teachers all the more challenging.» (hechingerreport.org)
  • To date the LATA Foundation has successfully supported fourteen projects across Latin America including a sewing school in Mexico, a reforestation programme in Peru, turtle protection in Venezuela and a project to provide clean water to a community of a thousand people living in abject poverty in Nicaragua. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • Evangelical Catholics, supporters of the constructive working of the marketplace that we are, took well to the teaching of Centesimus Annus for it provided a vision of how to see both the accomplishments of free markets in the growth of all economies - and, most specially» the rise of millions of individuals from abject poverty in a short span of years. (firstthings.com)
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