dejected
Use Dejected in a sentence
tɪd adjective
depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten: Such news dejects me.
adjective
2.
Archaic. dejected; downcast.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English dejecten (v.) < Latin dējectus (past participle of dējicere to throw down), equivalent to dē- de- + -jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix
1375–1425; late Middle English dejecten (v.) < Latin dējectus (past participle of dējicere to throw down), equivalent to dē- de- + -jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix
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deject (dɪˈdʒɛkt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten |
| —adj | |
| 2. | archaic downcast; dejected |
| [C15: from Latin dēicere to cast down, from | |
| dejected (dɪˈdʒɛktɪd) | |
| —adj | |
| miserable; despondent; downhearted | |
| de'jectedly | |
| —adv | |
| de'jectedness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
In them I don't sound afraid or confused but oddly dejected.
But staff and parents got a little dejected and pessimistic after a few months.
The hearts of all three had been more deeply dejected than ever during the last few days.
I'd never been more dejected in my life.
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