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dejected

de·ject·ed

dejected

 
pronunciation:
dih jek td
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part of speech: adjective
definition: having or exhibiting low spirits; discouraged, disheartened, or depressed.
The dejected miners returned to work, feeling that the strike had achieved nothing.She hadn't made any friends at the school, and she'd begun to feel dejected.
synonyms:
chopfallen, crestfallen, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, downhearted, low-spirited
antonyms:
animated, cheerful
similar words:
blue, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, gloomy, low, melancholy, sad, unhappy
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derivations: dejectedly (adv.), dejectedness (n.)
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