de·ject 
(dĭ-jĕkt)
(dĭ-jĕkt)tr.v. de·ject·ed, de·ject·ing, de·jects
To lower the spirits of; dishearten.
[Middle English dejecten, from Latin dēicere, dēiect-, to cast down : dē-, de- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]