de·ject·ed

[dih-jek-tid]
adjective
depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.

Origin:
1575–85; deject + -ed2

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


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


happy.
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dejected (dɪˈdʒɛktɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
miserable; despondent; downhearted
 
de'jectedly
 
adv
 
de'jectedness
 
n

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dejected (dɪˈdʒɛktɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
miserable; despondent; downhearted
 
de'jectedly
 
adv
 
de'jectedness
 
n

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dejected
"depressed at heart," 1580s, pp. adj. from deject (q.v.).
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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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