deject

[ dih-jekt ]

/ dɪˈdʒɛkt /

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verb (used with object)

to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten: Such news dejects me.

adjective

Archaic. dejected; downcast.

Origin of deject

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

Words nearby deject

Deiters' cell, deity, deixis, déjà vu, déjà vu phenomenon, deject, dejecta, dejected, dejection, Dejerine's disease, déjeuner

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Example sentences from the Web for deject

I must deject you now and make you listen to me; there is not much more to hear.
Look Back on Happiness|Knut Hamsun
This did not dishearten or deject the golden party; far from it.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
For one, the worst event of this day, though it may deject, shall not break or subdue me.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. III. (of 12)|Edmund Burke
The things which do not disturb her temper may, perhaps, deject her spirits.
A Strange Story, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton

And I alone, of all men “most deject and wretched,” survive them all.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2|Edward Tyas Cook

British Dictionary definitions for deject

deject

/ (dɪˈdʒɛkt) /

verb

(tr) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten

adjective

archaic downcast; dejected

Word Origin for deject

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

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单词	deject
释义	deject [ dih-jekt ] / dɪˈdʒɛkt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR deject ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten: Such news dejects me. adjective Archaic. dejected; downcast. Origin of deject 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 Words nearby deject Deiters' cell, deity, deixis, déjà vu, déjà vu phenomenon, deject, dejecta, dejected, dejection, Dejerine's disease, déjeuner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for deject I must deject you now and make you listen to me; there is not much more to hear. Look Back on Happiness\|Knut Hamsun This did not dishearten or deject the golden party; far from it. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais For one, the worst event of this day, though it may deject, shall not break or subdue me. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. III. (of 12)\|Edmund Burke The things which do not disturb her temper may, perhaps, deject her spirits. A Strange Story, Complete\|Edward Bulwer-Lytton And I alone, of all men “most deject and wretched,” survive them all. The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2\|Edward Tyas Cook British Dictionary definitions for deject deject / (dɪˈdʒɛkt) / verb (tr) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten adjective archaic downcast; dejected Word Origin for deject C15: from Latin dēicere to cast down, from de- + iacere to throw Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to deject dishearten, dispirit, discourage
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deject

verb (used with object)

adjective

Origin of deject

Words nearby deject

Example sentences from the Web for deject

British Dictionary definitions for deject

verb

adjective

Word Origin for deject

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