dejected
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- dejectedly adverb
- dejectedness noun
- quasi-dejected adjective
- quasi-dejectedly adverb
- undejected adjective
- undejectedly adverb
- undejectedness noun
Etymology
Origin of dejected
Example Sentences
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While a dejected England leave for home well beaten and under mounting pressure, Smith told TNT Sports he planned to have "a jar" with counterpart Stokes and commiserate.
From Barron's
"At a time when we should be connected, we find ourselves alone, down, dejected," Lindsay Foreman wrote in a poem entitled A Sad Voice From Evin Prison - A Christmas Poem.
From BBC
He was a dejected figure at Bay Oval at the end of the fifth day, looking down on the field as Black Caps players celebrated their victory with their families.
From Barron's
The Englishman cut a dejected figure throughout, especially after missing a pink in the opening frame at York Barbican on Tuesday.
From BBC
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.
From BBC
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