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单词 dejectedly
释义

dejected

adjective

de·​ject·​ed di-ˈjek-təd How to pronounce dejected (audio)
dē-
1
: low in spirits : depressed
The team was dejected after the loss.
2
a
obsolete : downcast
her eyes dejected and her hair unbound Alexander Pope
b
archaic : thrown down
3
obsolete : lowered in rank or condition
the dejected state wherein he is Shakespeare
dejectedly adverb
dejectedness noun

Synonyms

  • bad
  • blue
  • brokenhearted
  • cast down
  • crestfallen
  • depressed
  • despondent
  • disconsolate
  • doleful
  • down
  • down in the mouth
  • downcast
  • downhearted
  • droopy
  • forlorn
  • gloomy
  • glum
  • hangdog
  • heartbroken
  • heartsick
  • heartsore
  • heavyhearted
  • inconsolable
  • joyless
  • low
  • low-spirited
  • melancholic
  • melancholy
  • miserable
  • mournful
  • sad
  • saddened
  • sorrowful
  • sorry
  • unhappy
  • woebegone
  • woeful
  • wretched
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Example Sentences

The dejected players left the field. the dejected players slowly made their way back to the locker room, where they could mourn their defeat in private
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Word History

Etymology

see deject entry 2

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

dejected

adjective

de·​ject·​ed di-ˈjek-təd How to pronounce dejected (audio)
: sad sense 1
We were dejected at losing the game.

Medical Definition

dejected

adjective

de·​ject·​ed di-ˈjek-təd How to pronounce dejected (audio)
: cast down in spirits : depressed

dejectedly

adverb

as in despondently

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • despondently
  • disconsolately
  • dispiritedly
  • despairingly
  • mournfully
  • sorrowfully
  • cheerlessly
  • dolefully
  • glumly
  • unhappily
  • abjectly
  • forlornly
  • ruefully
  • sullenly
  • bitterly
  • regretfully
  • resentfully
  • morosely
  • plaintively
  • lugubriously
  • sadly
  • painfully
  • somberly
  • gloomily
  • woefully
  • dolorously
  • inconsolably
  • downheartedly
  • agonizingly
  • miserably
  • drearily
  • joylessly
  • dismally
  • dourly
  • distressfully
  • pessimistically
  • grievously
  • mirthlessly
  • wretchedly
  • crestfallenly
  • darkly
  • sorely
  • blackly
  • low-spiritedly
  • distressingly
  • sharply
  • harshly
  • poignantly
  • wailfully
  • keenly
  • severely
  • hard
  • acutely
  • cruelly
  • hardly
  • piercingly
  • ill
  • hurtfully
  • rancorously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • happily
  • joyfully
  • joyously
  • blissfully
  • cheerfully
  • gladly
  • cheerily
  • merrily
  • gleefully
  • delightedly
  • gaily
  • gayly
  • impassively
  • stoically
  • calmly
  • unconcernedly
  • nonchalantly
  • sunnily
  • lightheartedly
  • mirthfully
  • indifferently
  • casually
  • rejoicingly
  • blithely
  • dispassionately
  • lightly
  • easily
  • good-naturedly
  • well
  • favorably
  • blithesomely
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