abject

Short definition from Wiktionary

Adjective

1. 1
   Existing in or sunk to a low condition, position, or state; contemptible, despicable, miserable.
2. 2
   Complete; downright; utter.
3. 3
   Lower than nearby areas; low-lying.
4. 4
   Of a person: cast down in hope or spirit; showing utter helplessness, hopelessness, or resignation; also, grovelling; ingratiating; servile.
5. 5
   Marginalized as deviant.

Noun

1. 1
   A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; an oppressed person; an outcast; also, such people as a class.

Verb

1. 1
   To cast off or out (someone or something); to reject, especially as contemptible or inferior.
2. 2
   To cast down (someone or something); to abase; to debase; to degrade; to lower; also, to forcibly impose obedience or servitude upon (someone); to subjugate.
3. 3
   Of a fungus: to (forcibly) give off (spores or sporidia).