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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
de·ject·ed
[di-jek-tid] Pronunciation Key
[di-jek-tid] Pronunciation Key –adjective
| depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory. |
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| de·ject
(dĭ-jěkt') Pronunciation Key
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.] |
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| de·ject·ed
(dĭ-jěk'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj. Being in low spirits; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed. de·ject'ed·ly adv., de·ject'ed·ness n. |
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| dejected | |
adjective | |
| affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful" [ant: elated] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Dejected
De*ject"ed\, a. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. -- De*ject"ed*ly, adv. -- De*ject"ed*ness, n.
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