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DEJECTED
dejected
(adjective) affected or marked by low spirits; “is dejected but trying to look cheerful”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
dejected (comparative more dejected, superlative most dejected)
Sad and dispirited.
Synonyms
• disheartened, down in the mouth
• despondent
Antonyms
• hopeful
Verb
dejected
simple past tense and past participle of deject
Source: Wiktionary
De*ject"ed, a.
Definition: Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance.
– De*ject"ed*ly, adv.
– De*ject"ed*ness, n.
DEJECT
De*ject", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dejected; p. pr. & vb. n. Dejecting.] Etym: [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]
1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic] Christ dejected himself even unto the hells. Udall. Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look. Fuller.
2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. Pope.
De*ject", a. Etym: [L. dejectus, p. p.]
Definition: Dejected. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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