1. the state or quality of being extremely degraded, miserable, or without hope

Examples

• The abjectness of poverty in the slums shocked the visiting officials.
• He couldn’t hide the abjectness in his voice when he begged for forgiveness.
• The documentary exposed the abjectness of conditions in the refugee camp.
• Her abjectness after losing everything was heartbreaking to witness.
• The novel portrayed the abjectness of life under the oppressive regime.
• Despite his wealth, he lived in emotional abjectness after the scandal.