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deject
[dih-jekt]
verb (used with object)
to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten.
Such news dejects me.
adjective
Archaic.dejected; downcast.
deject
/ ɪˈɛ /
verb
(tr) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
adjective
archaicdowncast; dejected
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deject1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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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