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deject
[ dih-jekt ]
/ dɪˈdʒɛkt /
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verb (used with object)
to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten: Such news dejects me.
adjective
Archaic. dejected; downcast.
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Origin of deject
1375–1425; late Middle English dejecten (v.) <Latin dējectus (past participle of dējicere to throw down), equivalent to dē-de- + -jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix
Words nearby deject
Deiters' cell, deity, deixis, déjà vu, déjà vu phenomenon, deject, dejecta, dejected, dejection, Dejerine's disease, déjeuner
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British Dictionary definitions for deject
deject
/ (dɪˈdʒɛkt) /
verb
(tr) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
adjective
archaic downcast; dejected
Word Origin for deject
C15: from Latin dēicere to cast down, from de- + iacere to throw
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