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    dejected
    /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. sad and depressed; dispirited: "he stood in the street looking dejected"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEJECTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Dejected means unhappy, disappointed, or without hope. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › dejectedDejected - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › dejectedDejected Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Dejected means low in spirits or depressed, often after a loss or failure. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and usage from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEJECTED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    miserable; despondent; downhearted. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. dejectedly (deˈjectedly) adverb. dejectedness (deˈjectedness) noun. dejected in American English. (diˈdʒɛktɪd ; dɪˈdʒɛktɪd ) adjective.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › dejectedDEJECTED Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Dejected definition: depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited. See examples of DEJECTED used in a sentence.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEJECTED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEJECTION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the feeling of being unhappy, disappointed, or without hope: He wandered around in a state of utter dejection. She made no effort to hide her dejection. See. dejected. Fewer examples. With total dejection, she remarked, "What a waste ".

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiondejected adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of dejected adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › dejectedDejected - definition of dejected by The Free Dictionary

    Dejected means being in low spirits, depressed, or downhearted. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of dejected in English and other languages, as well as related words and antonyms.

  11. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › dejecteddejected - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Oct 26, 2024 · dejected (comparative more dejected, superlative most dejected) Sad and dispirited. 1818, Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs, Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, Volume I, p. 73, I pitied poor Miss Read’s unfortunate situation, who was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company […]