deject

[dih-jekt]

verb (used with object)

1. to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten.

   Such news dejects me.

adjective

1. Archaic.,  dejected; downcast.

deject

/ dɪˈdʒɛkt /

verb

1. (tr) to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten

adjective

1. archaic,  downcast; dejected

Word History and Origins

Origin of deject¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of deject¹

C15: from Latin dēicere to cast down, from _de- + iacere to throw

Example Sentences

The sight of the downcast and dejected Mohamed Salah trudging off as Liverpool desperately chased an equaliser against Manchester United was an ominous symbol of their current struggles.

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The sequel focuses on Dolphin, 33, still looking after her mum and feeling dejected with life living in a bedsit and working at a tattoo parlour.

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I was so dejected by that point, I didn’t even let myself get nervous about the response, because I was ready for the last and final rejection.

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Leaving the eight-hour count in Runcorn and Helsby this morning, Labour campaigners were utterly dejected, not least at having lost by only six votes, the closest result in any by-election ever.

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“Stolen Car,” a dejected pop track off that EP, is originally what caught the attention of late rapper Mac Miller, who first aided Pillsbury in landing a record deal and jump-starting his career.

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Related Words

• dishearten 
• dispirit