abject
English
/ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/, /ˈæb.d͡ʒɛkt/, /æbˈd͡ʒɛkt/, /æbˈdʒɛkt/
adj
Definitions
- Sunk to or existing in a low condition, state, or position.
- Cast down in spirit or hope; degraded; servile; grovelling; despicable; lacking courage; offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit.
- Showing utter hopelessness, helplessness; showing resignation; wretched.
- (obsolete) Rejected; cast aside.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English abiect (wretched, outcast) derived from Latin abiectus (cast down), iaciō (throw, hurl, I throw).
Origin
Latin
iaciō
Gloss
throw, hurl, I throw
Concept
Semantic Field
Motion
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abjectification English
- abjectify English
- abjective English
- abjectly English
- abjectness English
- unabject English
- abicio Latin
- abiectiō, abiectiōn- Latin
- abiecto Latin
- abiectus Latin
- adicio Latin
- amicio Latin
- circumicio Latin
- coicio Latin
- conicio Latin
- deicio Latin
- disicio Latin
- eicio Latin
- iaciō Latin
- iacto Latin
- inicio Latin
- interiacio Latin
- intericio Latin
- obicio Latin
- porricio Latin
- praeicio Latin
- proicio Latin
- reicio Latin
- subicio Latin
- superiacio Latin
- traicio Latin
- abjekt German
- abietto Italian
- abject Dutch, Flemish
- abject French
- abjectement French
- abyectamente Spanish, Castilian
- abyecto Spanish, Castilian
- abjeto Portuguese
- abiect Middle English
- abjecten Middle English
- abjectli Middle English
- abjekta Ido