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dejected

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin deicio.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈdʒɛktəd/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

dejected (comparative more dejected, superlative most dejected)

  1. Sad and dispirited.
    Synonyms: (rare) dejectable, depressed, despondent, disheartened; see also Thesaurus:sad
    Antonym: hopeful
    • 1818, Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs, Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, Volume I, p. 73,
      I pitied poor Miss Read’s unfortunate situation, who was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company []

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Verb

dejected

  1. simple past and past participle of deject

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