dejected
adjective
depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited.
dejectedness
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a word derived from
dejected.
Example Sentences
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He has that lovable dejectedness and those broad panto emotions.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 31, 2013
Tranquilized already by the generosity of the first utterances and acts of their conqueror, they did not seem to be affected by the feelings of sadness, shame and dejectedness that usually overcome the vanquished.
From The Life of Mohammad The Prophet of Allah by Etienne Dinet
There was an odd meekness and dejectedness in her manner.
From By the Light of the Soul A Novel by Harold M. Brett
Thou then heldest Thy peace, and I wandered further and further from Thee, into more and more fruitless seed-plots of sorrows, with a proud dejectedness, and a restless weariness.
From The Confessions of St. Augustine by E. B. (Edward Bouverie) Pusey
His tone was serious, there was a dejectedness in his manner, and with it, as was evident, much smothered emotion in his heart.
From The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Thomas Holcroft
