abject

1. Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.

   abjekt, armselig, erniedrigt

   уни́женныйunížennyj, жа́лкийžálkij

2. (broadly)Complete; downright; utter.

   abject failure abject nonsense abject terror

   showing utter resignation or hopelessness

3. (broadly, rare)Lower than nearby areas; low-lying.

4. Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile.

   elend, jämmerlich, kläglich

   смире́нныйsmirénnyj

5. (noun from verb, usually)Marginalized as deviant.

1. Algeria needs to eliminate abject poverty.

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2. These people live in abject poverty.

   ruЭти люди живут в чудовищной нищете. — odexed

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3. Tom, a self-made millionaire, had lived in abject poverty as a child.

   deTom, der es aus eigener Kraft zum Millionär brachte, hatte als Kind in bitterer Armut gelebt. — raggione

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4. With abject horror she realized that he had already started to eat the body.

   deMit äußerstem Grausen erkannte sie, dass er bereits angefangen hatte, die Leiche zu essen. — Yorwba

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5. Abject poverty and lack of work has led people to go to extreme measures.

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