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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

/ ɪˈɛ /

verb

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

“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

adjective

  1. archaicdowncast; dejected

“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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deject1

1375–1425; late Middle English dejecten (v.) < Latin ŧ𳦳ٳܲ (past participle of ŧᾱ to throw down), equivalent to ŧ- de- + -jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deject1

C15: from Latin ŧ to cast down, from de- + iacere to throw
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I was so dejected by that point, I didn’t even let myself get nervous about the response, because I was ready for the last and final rejection.

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Leaving the eight-hour count in Runcorn and Helsby this morning, Labour campaigners were utterly dejected, not least at having lost by only six votes, the closest result in any by-election ever.

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“Stolen Car,” a dejected pop track off that EP, is originally what caught the attention of late rapper Mac Miller, who first aided Pillsbury in landing a record deal and jump-starting his career.

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They were applauded heavily at half-time and again when the final whistle went, while Spain's players stood looking dejected in the centre of the pitch.

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When a dejected England walked off the pitch in Dublin, it looked like a Six Nations title was a long way off.

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