deject
to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten: Such news dejects me.
Archaic. dejected; downcast.
Origin of deject
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How to use deject in a sentence
Simulacra deorum immortalium depulsa sunt et statu veterum hominum deject.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes | Ludwig DderleinAnd I alone, of all men “most deject and wretched,” survive them all.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2 | Edward Tyas CookSome names stimulate and encourage the owner; others deject and paralyze him: I am a melancholy instance of that truth.
Kenelm Chillingly, Complete | Edward Bulwer-LyttonFor one, the worst event of this day, though it may deject, shall not break or subdue me.
I must deject you now and make you listen to me; there is not much more to hear.
Look Back on Happiness | Knut Hamsun
British Dictionary definitions for deject
/ (dɪˈdʒɛkt) /
(tr) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
archaic downcast; dejected
Origin of deject
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