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Dejectedly
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de·ject·ed
/
dɪˈdʒɛk
tɪd
/
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[
dih-
jek
-tid
]
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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
qua·si-de·ject·ed,
adjective
qua·si-de·ject·ed·ly,
adverb
un·de·ject·ed,
adjective
un·de·ject·ed·ly,
adverb
un·de·ject·ed·ness,
noun
Synonyms
discouraged, despondent, dispirited, downhearted, unhappy, miserable.
Antonyms
happy.
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dejected
(dɪˈdʒɛktɪd)
—
adj
miserable; despondent; downhearted
de'jectedly
—
adv
de'jectedness
—
n
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dejected
(dɪˈdʒɛktɪd)
—
adj
miserable; despondent; downhearted
de'jectedly
—
adv
de'jectedness
—
n
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Word Origin & History
dejected
"depressed at heart," 1580s, pp. adj. from
deject
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Near them, an elderly couple sat
dejectedly
on their bags.
Benes walked off the mound and
dejectedly
pulled off his glove.
Finally, he set his elbows on his knees and stared vacantly at the floor, his shoulders
dejectedly
hunched forward.
But he watched
dejectedly
as the ball settled into the bleachers.
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