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abject

[ab-jekt, ab-jekt] / ˈæb dʒɛkt, æbˈdʒɛkt /


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The issues they faced were "about as abject as failure can get in our world", he added.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Those who paid hundreds of pounds to travel to Paris and watch an abject Champions League performance devoid of ambition were not so lucky.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

A mere two seasons ago, the Wolverines were such an abject disaster that they lost 24 games and fired their coach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

India say they can peak at the right time and play their "perfect game" in the Super Eights at the T20 World Cup, while playing down the abject form of opening batsman Abhishek Sharma.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Cora curled on the floor of the main room, too afraid to sleep up there with them, those abject creatures.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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