Definitions for dejectdɪˈdʒɛkt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•jectdɪˈdʒɛkt(v.t.)
to depress the spirits of; dispirit:
The bad news dejected me.
(adj.)Archaic. dejected; downcast.
Origin of deject:
1375–1425; late ME < L dējectus, ptp. of dējicere to throw down
Princeton's WordNet
depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise(verb)
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
"These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Wiktionary
deject(Verb)
Make sad or dispirited.
"I pitied poor Miss Read's unfortunate situation. She was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company" -Benjamin Franklin
Webster Dictionary
Deject(verb)
to cast down
Deject(verb)
to cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten
Deject(adj)
dejected
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