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de·ject·ed
 dejected
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- pronunciation:
- dih
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
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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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| related words: |
desolate, disconsolate, forlorn, heavy, hopeless, lugubrious, miserable, morose, wretched |
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| derivations: |
dejectedly (adv.), dejectedness (n.) |
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