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单词 dejected
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Definition of dejected in English:

dejected

adjective dɪˈdʒɛktɪddəˈdʒɛktəd
  • Sad and depressed; dispirited.

    he stood in the street looking dejected
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The families and relations of the victims, not surprisingly, became dejected and developed resentment for the government.
    • I wasn't used to this unhappy, dejected personality he'd cultivated and I wasn't entirely sure how to deal with it.
    • It descends and when the doors open he is astonished to be greeted by a scene of desolation, with dejected people dressed in rags and a smell of sulphur in the air.
    • Vanessa watched on in dejected melancholy, wishing somewhere in the back of her mind that Jordan would argue like that with her.
    • As low, dejected and depressed as she'd ever felt, she began to get the morning's activities prepared.
    • Personally, I'm feeling as dejected, disappointed and scared as I am angry.
    • They were forlorn, dejected, and pleading, yet so serenely resolved he was compelled to do as she asked.
    • When she sees or hears of injustice, the normally happy girl becomes so melancholy and dejected that it worries others.
    • She never looked dejected or dispirited, though she had all the reason.
    • His life's labor and meaning reduced to nothing, Cipriano returns home, dejected and depressed.
    • The inability of entering Western intellectual society made them feel dejected and depressed.
    • But myself and the players are more dejected than anyone.
    • You'll have to limp home with an empty wallet, dejected.
    • ‘The film is about a teenage daughter who tries to create a nonexistent boyfriend for her dejected mother,’ Robinson said.
    • ‘He was distracted, dejected, I just thought he had a broken heart,’ she said.
    • Its hero, Milo, is perpetually dejected, burdened with motiveless discontent.
    • But, yet again, I failed miserably and came away feeling dejected, disheartened, deflated and demoralised.
    • But as the years passed, they became more gloomy and dejected, and I could see why during my visits.
    • The story tapers off, leaving the reader disappointed and dejected by a work that promises much, but delivers little.
    • Dark blue, on the other hand, has a sedative effect, and can make some people feel melancholy and dejected.
    Synonyms
    downcast, downhearted, despondent, disconsolate, dispirited, crestfallen, cast down, depressed, disappointed, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized, crushed, desolate, heartbroken, broken-hearted, heavy-hearted, low-spirited, in the doldrums, sad, unhappy, doleful, melancholy, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, long-faced, fed up, wretched, glum, gloomy, dismal
    shamefaced, hangdog
    informal blue, choked, down, down in the mouth, down in the dumps
    British informal brassed off, cheesed off, looking as if one had lost a pound and found a penny
    literary dolorous
    archaic chap-fallen

Derivatives

  • dejectedly

  • adverb dɪˈdʒɛktɪdlidəˈdʒɛktədli
    • I sat clumsily on the floor and slumped against the wall dejectedly.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I started tearing at my hair instead, staring dejectedly at the asphalt.
      • He took a deep breath in, and let it out slowly, his chest falling dejectedly.
      • I sat down dejectedly next to him after he picked up his school bag.
      • Having claimed his full attention, she sighed aloud quite dejectedly.
 
 

Definition of dejected in US English:

dejected

adjectivedəˈdʒɛktəddəˈjektəd
  • Sad and depressed; dispirited.

    he stood in the street looking dejected
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Dark blue, on the other hand, has a sedative effect, and can make some people feel melancholy and dejected.
    • They were forlorn, dejected, and pleading, yet so serenely resolved he was compelled to do as she asked.
    • ‘The film is about a teenage daughter who tries to create a nonexistent boyfriend for her dejected mother,’ Robinson said.
    • Vanessa watched on in dejected melancholy, wishing somewhere in the back of her mind that Jordan would argue like that with her.
    • The families and relations of the victims, not surprisingly, became dejected and developed resentment for the government.
    • Its hero, Milo, is perpetually dejected, burdened with motiveless discontent.
    • But as the years passed, they became more gloomy and dejected, and I could see why during my visits.
    • The inability of entering Western intellectual society made them feel dejected and depressed.
    • I wasn't used to this unhappy, dejected personality he'd cultivated and I wasn't entirely sure how to deal with it.
    • She never looked dejected or dispirited, though she had all the reason.
    • As low, dejected and depressed as she'd ever felt, she began to get the morning's activities prepared.
    • It descends and when the doors open he is astonished to be greeted by a scene of desolation, with dejected people dressed in rags and a smell of sulphur in the air.
    • Personally, I'm feeling as dejected, disappointed and scared as I am angry.
    • You'll have to limp home with an empty wallet, dejected.
    • ‘He was distracted, dejected, I just thought he had a broken heart,’ she said.
    • His life's labor and meaning reduced to nothing, Cipriano returns home, dejected and depressed.
    • But, yet again, I failed miserably and came away feeling dejected, disheartened, deflated and demoralised.
    • The story tapers off, leaving the reader disappointed and dejected by a work that promises much, but delivers little.
    • When she sees or hears of injustice, the normally happy girl becomes so melancholy and dejected that it worries others.
    • But myself and the players are more dejected than anyone.
    Synonyms
    downcast, downhearted, despondent, disconsolate, dispirited, crestfallen, cast down, depressed, disappointed, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized, crushed, desolate, heartbroken, broken-hearted, heavy-hearted, low-spirited, in the doldrums, sad, unhappy, doleful, melancholy, miserable, woebegone, forlorn, long-faced, fed up, wretched, glum, gloomy, dismal
 
 
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