dejected Definition
de·jected (dē jek′tid, di-)
adjective
in low spirits; depressed; disheartened
dejected Related Forms
de·ject′·edly adverb
de·ject′·ed·ness noun
dejected Synonyms
dejected Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- quite: If your mood is quite dejected, bomb Iraq.
- somewhat: Then he returned toward the encampment with a somewhat dejected air.
- totally: Molenaar picked up an injury and looked totally dejected ( as well as being injured ) as he went off.
- too: When you feel little or no inward devotion, you should especially humiliate yourself, but do not become too dejected or unreasonably sad.
- very: The tray swerved passed leaving me feeling very dejected.
Modifies a noun
- bird: The ducklings were already fully grown, white feathered, beautiful but dejected birds.
- look: Adelaide made no reply, but she gave him a look of deep melancholy, a sad, dejected look, which pained him.
- man: Out in the kitchen there was a dejected young man of twelve, who had just about had enough that day.
- people: But what Isaiah wants these depressed and dejected people to listen to is a message of encouragement.
- figure: The French number 1 was clearly a dejected figure as she hurriedly went to book a flight home tonight.
- animal: Dosing diseased and dejected animals produces a major proportion of their income.
Used with adjective complement
Browse dictionary entries near dejected
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- ‹ deity
- ‹ deist
- ‹ deism
- ‹ Deirdre
- ‹ deionize
- ‹ deinstitutionalize
- ‹ deindustrialization
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