dejected
(adjective) affected or marked by low spirits; “is dejected but trying to look cheerful”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dejected (comparative more dejected, superlative most dejected)
Sad and dispirited.
• disheartened, down in the mouth
• despondent
• hopeful
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.
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
14 November 2024
(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
