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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DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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