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dejected

(dɪdʒektɪd)

adjective

If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.

Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down.

Synonyms: downhearted, down, low, blue More Synonyms of dejected

dejectedly adverb [ADVERB with verb]

Passengers queued dejectedly for the increasingly dirty toilets.

dejected in British English

(dɪˈdʒɛktɪd)

adjective

miserable; despondent; downhearted

Derived forms

dejectedly (deˈjectedly)

adverb

dejectedness (deˈjectedness)

noun

dejected in American English

(diˈdʒɛktɪd; dɪˈdʒɛktɪd)

adjective

in low spirits; depressed; disheartened

SIMILAR WORDS: sad

Derived forms

dejectedly (deˈjectedly)

adverb

dejectedness (deˈjectedness)

noun

Examples of 'dejected' in a sentence
dejected

She returned to her sun lounger looking glum and dejected.Not yesterday; he finished a sad and dejected tenth.Back at your desk, look utterly dejected.He cut a dejected figure after the final whistle, standing alone.The joyful tortoise looked dejected.If they can't be bothered with you and look dejected or miserable, something is wrong.

(adjective) in the sense of downhearted

Definition

in low spirits

Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down.

Synonyms

downhearted

Don't be so downhearted.

down

The old man sounded really down.

low

`I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low.

blue

There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.

sad

The loss left me feeling sad and empty.

depressed

He seemed somewhat depressed.

miserable

She went to bed, miserable and depressed.

gloomy

He is gloomy about the fate of the economy.

dismal

You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time.

melancholy

It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy.

glum

What are you both looking so glum about?

despondent

He often felt despondent after these meetings.

downcast

a glum, downcast expression

morose

She was morose, pale and reticent.

disheartened

He was disheartened by their hostile reaction.

wretched

The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart.

disconsolate

He was looking increasingly disconsolate.

crestfallen

He looked crestfallen when he failed the exam.

doleful

He stared over his glasses with a doleful look.

down in the dumps (informal)

cast down

sick as a parrot (informal)

woebegone

She sniffed and looked quite woebegone.

low-spirited

He was low-spirited, disappointed and out of humour.

Opposites

happy

encouraged

cheerful

upbeat (informal)

joyous

genial

chirpy (informal)

blithe

light-hearted

Additional synonyms

in the sense of blue

Definition

depressed or unhappy

There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue.

Synonyms

depressed,

low,

sad,

unhappy,

fed up,

gloomy,

dismal,

melancholy,

glum,

dejected,

despondent,

downcast,

down in the dumps (informal),

down in the mouth,

low-spirited,

down-hearted

in the sense of crestfallen

Definition

disappointed or disheartened

He looked crestfallen when he failed the exam.

Synonyms

disappointed,

depressed,

discouraged,

dejected,

despondent,

downcast,

disheartened,

disconsolate,

downhearted,

chapfallen,

sick as a parrot (informal),

choked

in the sense of depressed

Definition

low in spirits

He seemed somewhat depressed.

Synonyms

sad,

down,

low,

blue,

unhappy,

discouraged,

fed up,

moody,

gloomy,

pessimistic,

melancholy,

sombre,

glum,

mournful,

dejected,

despondent,

dispirited,

downcast,

morose,

disconsolate,

crestfallen,

doleful,

downhearted,

heavy-hearted,

down in the dumps (informal),

cheerless,

woebegone,

down in the mouth (informal),

low-spirited

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dejected

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单词	dejected
释义	Trends of dejected View usage for: dejected (dɪdʒektɪd) adjective If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something. Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down. Synonyms: downhearted, down, low, blue More Synonyms of dejected dejectedly adverb [ADVERB with verb] Passengers queued dejectedly for the increasingly dirty toilets. dejected in British English (dɪˈdʒɛktɪd) adjective miserable; despondent; downhearted Derived forms dejectedly (deˈjectedly) adverb dejectedness (deˈjectedness) noun dejected in American English (diˈdʒɛktɪd; dɪˈdʒɛktɪd) adjective in low spirits; depressed; disheartened SIMILAR WORDS: sad Derived forms dejectedly (deˈjectedly) adverb dejectedness (deˈjectedness) noun Examples of 'dejected' in a sentence dejected She returned to her sun lounger looking glum and dejected. The Sun (2010) Not yesterday; he finished a sad and dejected tenth. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Back at your desk, look utterly dejected. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He cut a dejected figure after the final whistle, standing alone. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The joyful tortoise looked dejected. Times, Sunday Times (2015) If they can't be bothered with you and look dejected or miserable, something is wrong. Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989) (adjective) in the sense of downhearted Definition in low spirits Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down. Synonyms downhearted Don't be so downhearted. down The old man sounded really down. low `I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low. blue There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue. sad The loss left me feeling sad and empty. depressed He seemed somewhat depressed. miserable She went to bed, miserable and depressed. gloomy He is gloomy about the fate of the economy. dismal You can't occupy yourself with dismal thoughts all the time. melancholy It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy. glum What are you both looking so glum about? despondent He often felt despondent after these meetings. downcast a glum, downcast expression morose She was morose, pale and reticent. disheartened He was disheartened by their hostile reaction. wretched The wretched look on the dog's face melted his heart. disconsolate He was looking increasingly disconsolate. crestfallen He looked crestfallen when he failed the exam. doleful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. down in the dumps (informal) cast down sick as a parrot (informal) woebegone She sniffed and looked quite woebegone. low-spirited He was low-spirited, disappointed and out of humour. Opposites happy , encouraged , cheerful , upbeat (informal) , joyous , genial , chirpy (informal) , blithe , light-hearted Additional synonyms in the sense of blue Definition depressed or unhappy There's no earthly reason for me to feel so blue. Synonyms depressed, low, sad, unhappy, fed up, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, glum, dejected, despondent, downcast, down in the dumps (informal), down in the mouth, low-spirited, down-hearted in the sense of crestfallen Definition disappointed or disheartened He looked crestfallen when he failed the exam. Synonyms disappointed, depressed, discouraged, dejected, despondent, downcast, disheartened, disconsolate, downhearted, chapfallen, sick as a parrot (informal), choked in the sense of depressed Definition low in spirits He seemed somewhat depressed. Synonyms sad, down, low, blue, unhappy, discouraged, fed up, moody, gloomy, pessimistic, melancholy, sombre, glum, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, morose, disconsolate, crestfallen, doleful, downhearted, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, woebegone, down in the mouth (informal), low-spirited Nearby words of dejected deign deity deject dejected dejection delay delaying Related terms of dejected deject Synonyms of 'dejected' dejected Explore 'dejected' in the dictionary
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