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Definitions for Dejected

[1] depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory.
[2] to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten: Such news dejects me.
[3] Archaic . dejected; downcast.
[4] miserable; despondent; downhearted
[5] (tr) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
[6] archaic downcast; dejected

Words related to Dejected

gloomy, dispirited, morose, despondent, crestfallen, glum, discouraged, disheartened, drooping, down, black, low, clouded, hurting, sagging, dampened, dashed, dragged, abject, bleak

Words nearby Dejected

deiters' cell, deity, deixis, deject, dejecta, dejected, dejection, dejerine's disease, deka-, dekagram, dekaliter

Origin of Dejected

1375–1425; late Middle English dejecten (v.) < Latin dējectus (past participle of dējicere to throw down), equivalent to dē- de- + -jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix

Other words from Dejected

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

Word origin for Dejected

C15: from Latin dēicere to cast down, from de- + iacere to throw

Synonyms for Dejected

crestfallen, despondent, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, gloomy, glum, morose, black, clouded, dampened, dashed, down, dragged, drooping, hurting, low, sagging, abject, all torn up, atrabilious, bleak, broody, bummed out, cast down, cheerless, disconsolate, dismal, doleful, down in the dumps, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, droopy, heavyhearted, in the pits, low-spirited, melancholy, miserable, moody, mopey, mopish, sad, shot down, spiritless, woebegone, wretched