The quality or state of being abject; the condition of being miserable, degraded, or in a state of humble submission.
From 'abject' (from Latin 'abjectus,' past participle of 'abjicere'—ab- away + jacere to throw) + '-ed' + '-ness' suffix, creating a noun for the state of being thrown down or degraded.
The root 'jacere' (to throw) appears in 'trajectory' and 'reject'—so 'abject' literally means 'thrown away,' making someone who's abject feel discarded by the world.
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