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deject
[ dih-jekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten:
Such news dejects me.
adjective
- Archaic. dejected; downcast.
deject
/ ɪˈɛ /
verb
- tr to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
adjective
- archaic.downcast; dejected
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of deject1
Example Sentences
“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.
They were applauded heavily at half-time and again when the final whistle went, while Spain's players stood looking dejected in the centre of the pitch.
When a dejected England walked off the pitch in Dublin, it looked like a Six Nations title was a long way off.
But the scripts tapped into the first Trump administration media fantasy of the dejected working-class white guy angst without pandering to either side of the partisan divide.
"A big day in the title race and it has swung even further for Liverpool - there are some real dejected faces in the Arsenal crowd," Gary Neville said on Sky Sports.
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