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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•ject•ed /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - depressed in spirits; disheartened;
low-spirited:He was dejected when she turned down his proposal.
de•jec•ted•ly, adv.: She answered dejectedly that she had failed. de•jec•tion /dɪˈdʒɛkʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]feelings of dejection. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•ject•ed (di jek′tid),USA pronunciation adj. - depressed in spirits;
disheartened;
low-spirited:The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.
de•ject′ed•ly, adv. de•ject′ed•ness, n. discouraged, despondent, dispirited, downhearted, unhappy, miserable. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dejected /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/ adj - miserable; despondent; downhearted
deˈjectedly adv de•ject (di jekt′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to depress the spirits of;
dispirit;
dishearten:Such news dejects me.
adj. - [Archaic.]dejected;
downcast.
- Latin dējectus (past participle of dējicere to throw down), equivalent. to dē- de- + -jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix
- late Middle English dejecten (verb, verbal) 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: deject /dɪˈdʒɛkt/ vb - (transitive) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin dēicere to cast down, from de- + iacere to throw |