/ Dictionary / Index A abject: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: ab•ject Pronunciation: (ab'jekt, ab-jekt'), [key] — adj. utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty. contemptible; despicable; base-spirited: an abject coward. shamelessly servile; slavish. cast aside. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: abject (Thesaurus) Abiu abjection Related Content Daily Word Quiz: lyceum Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language