abject
ab·ject / ˈabˌjekt; abˈjekt/ • adj. 1. (of a situation or condition) extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading: abject poverty. ∎ (of an unhappy state of mind) experienced to the maximum degree: abject misery. ∎ (of a failure) absolute and humiliating.2. (of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity: an abject apology.DERIVATIVES: ab·jec·tion / abˈjekshən/ n.ab·ject·ly adv.ab·ject·ness n.
abject
abject †pp. rejected XV; adj. downcast, degraded XV; sb. outcast XVI. — L. abjectus, pp. of abicere, f. AB- + jacere throw.
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BORN: 1924, Tokyo
DIED: 1993, Tokyo
NATIONALITY: Japanese
GENRE: Fiction, drama, nonfiction
MAJOR WORKS:
The Woman in the Dunes (1962)
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[Latin, From the beginning; from the first act; from the inception.] An agreement is said to be "void ab initio" if it has at no time had a…
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