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dejected

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de⋅ject⋅ed

  [di-jek-tid]
Use dejected in a Sentence
–adjective
depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.
Origin:
1575–85; deject + -ed 2

Related forms:
de⋅ject⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
de⋅ject⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
discouraged, despondent, dispirited, downhearted, unhappy, miserable.

Antonyms:
happy.

de⋅ject

  [di-jekt]
–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 ME dejecten (v.) < L dējectus (ptp. of dējicere to throw down), equiv. to dē- de- + -jec-, comb. form of jacere to throw + -tus ptp. suffix
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de·ject   (dĭ-jěkt')   
tr.v.   de·ject·ed, de·ject·ing, de·jects
To lower the spirits of; dishearten.

[Middle English dejecten, from Latin dēicere, dēiect-, to cast down : dē-, de- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
de·ject·ed   (dĭ-jěk'tĭd)   
adj.  Being in low spirits; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed.
de·ject'ed·ly adv., de·ject'ed·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

deject 
1430, from L. dejectus, pp. of deicere "to cast down," from de- "down" + -icere, comb. form of jacere "to throw." Originally literal; the sense of "depress in spirit" is c.1450.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: de·ject·ed
Pronunciation: di-'jek-t&d
Function: adjective
: cast down in spirits : DEPRESSED
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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