abject
51abjectement — abject, e [ abʒɛkt ] adj. • av. 1460; lat. abjectus ♦ Digne du plus grand mépris, qui inspire une violente répulsion. ⇒ abominable, dégoûtant, ignoble, infâme, méprisable, odieux, vil. Un être abject. Il a été abject. Des sentiments abjects. Son… …
52abjecte — ● abject, abjecte adjectif (latin abjectus, rejeté) Qui inspire le dégoût, le mépris, par sa bassesse, sa dégradation morale ; ignoble : Une conduite abjecte. ● abject, abjecte (difficultés) adjectif (latin abjectus, rejeté) Prononciation …
53abjection — abject ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely unpleasant and degrading: abject poverty. 2) completely without pride or dignity: an abject apology. DERIVATIVES abjection noun abjectly adverb abjectness noun. ORIGIN Latin abjectus rejected , from jacere to throw …
54abjectly — abject ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely unpleasant and degrading: abject poverty. 2) completely without pride or dignity: an abject apology. DERIVATIVES abjection noun abjectly adverb abjectness noun. ORIGIN Latin abjectus rejected , from jacere to throw …
55abjectness — abject ► ADJECTIVE 1) extremely unpleasant and degrading: abject poverty. 2) completely without pride or dignity: an abject apology. DERIVATIVES abjection noun abjectly adverb abjectness noun. ORIGIN Latin abjectus rejected , from jacere to throw …
56ect — abject affect anspect aspect circonspect correct direct hypercorrect intellect irrespect prospect respect suspect sélect …
57Abjection — The term Abjection literally means the state of being cast off. In usage it has connotations of degradation, baseness and meanness of spirit.Abjection in Critical TheoryIn contemporary critical theory, abjection is often used to describe the… …
58mean# — mean adj Mean, ignoble, abject, sordid can all be applied to persons, their behavior, or the conditions in which they live with the meaning so low as to be out of keeping with human dignity or generally acceptable standards of human life or… …
59abjection — [ abʒɛksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • 1372; lat. abjectio 1 ♦ Extrême degré d abaissement, d avilissement. ⇒ avilissement, indignité, infamie. Vivre dans l abjection. « La complaisance célinienne pour l abjection humaine » (Kristeva). 2 ♦ Comportement, discours… …
60répugnant — répugnant, ante [ repyɲɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • XVIIe; 1213 « contraire, contradictoire »; de répugner 1 ♦ Qui inspire de la répugnance physique. Taudis d une saleté répugnante. ⇒ dégoûtant. « Mouillé par les baisers et les pleurs répugnants, il… …