dejected

On the eve of the Capitol riot, one of his co-hosts interviewed a young man at a pregame rally in downtown Washington who said his whole family had been dejected after the election.
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I think it could lend a festive circus atmosphere around our dejected clown head.
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As we go, Tiffany and Jill stare dejectedly out the windows.
The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After a cruel dressing down from their former group leader, Jeff, they all dejectedly sign.
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Hester pressed her nose against the window and looked out over the river dejectedly.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth
His stump of a tail drooped dejectedly as he looked at her with big reproachful eyes.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth
The Cheyennes slid dejectedly from the ponies, and threw themselves upon the ground.
Three Sioux Scouts|Elmer Russell Gregor
My uncle would be sunk dejectedly in his great chair, his scarred face drawn and woful.
The Cruise of the Shining Light|Norman Duncan
"John, that's worse than I feared," replied the judge dejectedly.
The Opened Shutters|Clara Louise Burnham

British Dictionary definitions for dejected

dejected

/ (dɪˈdʒɛktɪd) /

adjective

miserable; despondent; downhearted

Derived forms of dejected

dejectedly, adverbdejectedness, noun

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