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de·ject·ed

[di-jek-tid] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.

[Origin: 1575–85; deject + -ed²

]

—Related forms

de·ject·ed·ly, adverb

de·ject·ed·ness, noun

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

—Antonyms happy.

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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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