Abject

It's an adjective. It means "extreme and without hope".

You will often find it in phrases such as "abject failure", "abject misery", "abject poverty". What does these phrases refer to?

A STATE OF UTTER HOPELESSNESS (& HELPLESSNESS)

Let's use it in a few sentences.

a. Their parents lived in abject poverty.

b. The new policies did not alleviate the abject misery of the poor.

Synonyms: hopeless, lamentable, pathetic, miserable, wretched

We can also use 'abject' to mean "completely without pride or respect for oneself".

c. The abject loss of dignity cannot be compensated.

d. Some employees are abject in their respect for the boss.

e. Her abject apology was a huge victory for her competitors.

Synonyms: sycophantic, fawning, submissive, servile

Its adverb, 'abjectly', can be used in the following manner.

a. The team performed abjectly, losing all the matches in the first round.

b. The Directors have failed abjectly in running the business.

c. She abjectly pleaded illness to avoid going to the office.

Synonyms: miserably, hopelessly

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