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[ dih-jek-tid ] / dɪˈdʒɛk tɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dejected ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedepressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory. Origin of dejectedFirst recorded in 1575–85; deject + -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR dejecteddiscouraged, despondent, dispirited, downhearted, unhappy, miserable. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dejected ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR dejectedhappy. SEE ANTONYMS FOR dejected ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dejectedde·ject·ed·ly, adverbde·ject·ed·ness, nounqua·si-de·ject·ed, adjectivequa·si-de·ject·ed·ly, adverb un·de·ject·ed, adjectiveun·de·ject·ed·ly, adverbun·de·ject·ed·ness, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dejectedAfter a cruel dressing down from their former group leader, Jeff, they all dejectedly sign. ‘Community’ Review: ‘Repilot’ Is Both an Epic Failure and a Major Success|Kevin Fallon|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST I—I will write presently,' and so saying, she slowly and dejectedly left the room. Heriot's Choice|Rosa Nouchette Carey I hung about the tent, miserably and dejectedly, for two hours. Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott By-and-by it commenced to rain, and for an hour or two they plodded on dejectedly through the pitiless deluge. The Greater Power|Harold Bindloss
The little woman made one attempt to resist; but then she submitted, dejectedly, smiling sadly, overcome by habit and training. Woman Triumphant|Vicente Blasco Ibaez "I think I had best return to my family," sobbed the poor Queen, dejectedly. Lords of the Housetops|Various
British Dictionary definitions for dejected
adjectivemiserable; despondent; downhearted Derived forms of dejecteddejectedly, adverbdejectedness, nounCollins 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 dejectedgloomy, dispirited, morose, despondent, crestfallen, glum, discouraged, disheartened, drooping, down, black, low, clouded, hurting, sagging, dampened, dashed, dragged, abject, bleak |