The phrase "abject failure" means a complete and total failure with no hope for success. It suggests that someone or something has failed completely and in a very miserable or pitiful way. Full definition
The methodology isn't perfect, and the history of science is riddled with abject failures of scientific objectivity. (goodreads.com)
That will also signify United's decline and a fourth year of failure, even after the arrivals of Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba, which could be classed as abject failure. (mufclatest.com)
Part of the problem may well be Nintendo's abject failure with the Wii U. Capcom's last upgraded was Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, but it obviously didn't do as well as the Capcom would have hoped on the troubled dual - screen machine. (thesixthaxis.com)