"abject" meaning in English

See abject in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/ [UK], /ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/ [US] Audio: en-uk-abject.ogg [UK], en-ca-abject.ogg [Canada] Forms: more abject [comparative], most abject [superlative], abject [positive], abjecter [comparative], abjectest [superlative]
enPR: ăbʹjĕkt [UK], ăbʹjĕkt [US] Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE], {{adj|abject|abjecter|abjectest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is abject, it causes someone to experience it at a maximum degree.
    Sense id: simple-abject-en-adj-ivwGTqjF
     
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more abject",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most abject",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abject",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abjecter",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abjectest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "abject",
        "2": "abjecter",
        "3": "abjectest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "ab‧ject",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The letter of retrenchment plunged her into abject misery."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is abject, it causes someone to experience it at a maximum degree."
      ],
      "id": "simple-abject-en-adj-ivwGTqjF"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ăbʹjĕkt",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ăbʹjĕkt",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-abject.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-ca-abject.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "abject"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more abject",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most abject",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abject",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abjecter",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abjectest",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "more": "true"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "abject",
        "2": "abjecter",
        "3": "abjectest"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "ab‧ject",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The letter of retrenchment plunged her into abject misery."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is abject, it causes someone to experience it at a maximum degree."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "ăbʹjĕkt",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæbd͡ʒɛkt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "enpr": "ăbʹjĕkt",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈæbˌd͡ʒɛkt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-abject.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-ca-abject.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "abject"
}

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