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Comparative
more abject
Superlative
most abject
1
marked by severe hardship or extremely unpleasantness
- The workers toiled in abject conditions for pennies.
- The asylum seekers faced abject treatment at the border.
- The hospital's neglect led to abject suffering.
- The abandoned children lived in abject neglect.
- The scandal exposed abject corruption in the system.
2
completely overwhelming in its emotional or psychological effect
- She sank into abject misery after the breakup.
- The refugees lived in abject fear of being deported.
- The news left her in abject shock.
- The team's loss brought abject disappointment.
- The region was trapped in abject poverty.
3
displaying total submission or self-humiliation
- He offered an abject apology, groveling at her feet.
- The servant bowed in abject deference.
- She made an abject plea for forgiveness.
- His abject surrender shocked even his enemies.
- The employee gave an abject explanation, afraid of being fired.