deject

[ dih-jekt ]

verb (used with object)

1. to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten:

   Such news dejects me.

adjective

1. Archaic. dejected; downcast.

deject

/ dɪˈdʒɛkt /

verb

1. tr to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten

adjective

1. archaic.
   downcast; dejected

Word History and Origins

Origin of deject¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of deject¹

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

Example Sentences

A dejected Boulter looked on from the sidelines as Slovakia broke again before serving out the win that sealed a spot in their first final since they won the tournament in 2002.

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Facing intense criticism was not new for Scotland head coach Steve Clarke when his dejected players left Germany to the sound of a Bavarian oompah band after a deflating Euros campaign in the summer.

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They looked dejected as the final whistle went at Stamford Bridge.

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They are glad to see three major Democratic candidates projected to have won here - governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general - but are dejected by Harris’s defeat.

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Hardy cuts a dejected figure as she speaks.

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Related Words

• dishearten
• dispirit