abject
/ˈæbdʒɛkt/
adjective
- Extremely bad, unpleasant, or degrading; showing no pride or self-respect.
- The refugees lived in abject poverty in the camp.
- The team suffered an abject defeat in the championship game.
- He made an abject apology after his rude behavior.
- Completely without hope; miserable and hopeless.
- They lived in abject fear of the dictator's secret police.
- The prisoner's abject surrender showed he had given up all resistance.
- She felt abject despair after losing her job and her home.