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deject definition

de·ject (dē jekt′, di-)

transitive verb

to cast down in spirit; dishearten; depress

Etymology: ME dejecten < L dejectus, pp. of dejicere < de-, down + jacere, to throw: see jet

adjective

Archaic dejected

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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