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unhappy, disappointed, or without hope: She looked a bit dejected when they told her she didn't get the job. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. depressed. despondent. dispirited. doleful. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY) mournful. plaintive. sad (NOT HAPPY)
1. : low in spirits : depressed. The team was dejected after the loss. 2. a. obsolete : downcast. her eyes dejected and her hair unbound Alexander Pope. b. archaic : thrown down. 3. obsolete : lowered in rank or condition. the dejected state wherein he is Shakespeare. dejectedly adverb. dejectedness noun. Synonyms. bad. blue. brokenhearted.
unhappy, disappointed, or without hope: She looked a little dejected when they told her she didn't get the job. Synonyms. blue (SAD) informal. depressed. despondent. dispirited. doleful. dolorous literary. downcast. downhearted. down in the dumps. gloomy. glum informal. low-spirited. melancholy. miserable (UNHAPPY) mournful. plaintive.
Dejected definition: depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited. See examples of DEJECTED used in a sentence.
Definitions of dejected. adjective. affected or marked by low spirits. “is dejected but trying to look cheerful” synonyms: amort. utterly cast down. chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated. brought low in spirit. blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited.
dejected in British English. (dɪˈdʒɛktɪd ) adjective. miserable; despondent; downhearted. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. dejectedly (deˈjectedly) adverb.
Definition of dejected adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
unhappy and disappointed: He looked tired and dejected. dejection. noun [ U ] uk / dɪˈdʒekʃ ə n / us. (Definition of dejected from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of dejected. in Chinese (Traditional) 沮喪的, 失意的, 失望的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 沮丧的, 失意的, 失望的… See more. in Spanish.
If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something. [...]
disheartened; low-spirited: The dejected expression on the face of the loser spoiled my victory. deject + - ed2 1575–85. de•ject′ed•ly, adv. de•ject′ed•ness, n. discouraged, despondent, dispirited, downhearted, unhappy, miserable. happy. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: dejected /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/ adj.
