Definition of dejected Dejected

/dɪʤɛˈktɪd/ - [dijektid] - de•ject•ed

We found 5 definitions of dejected from 4 different sources.

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What does dejected mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
  elated exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"
  dysphoric, distressed, unhappy generalized feeling of distress
  unhappy experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent; "unhappy over her departure"; "unhappy with her raise"; "after the argument they lapsed into an unhappy silence"; "had an unhappy time at school"; "the unhappy (or sad) news"; "he looks so sad"
  amort utterly cast down
  chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
  low-spirited, downhearted, down in the mouth, downcast, dispirited, depressed, gloomy, grim, blue, down, low directed downward; "a downcast glance"
  glum moody and melancholic
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  • dejected (imp. & p. p.)
    of Deject
  • dejected (a.)
    Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance.

Part of speech

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  • dejected, verb, past participle of deject (infinitive).
  • dejected, verb, past simple of deject (infinitive).

Pronunciation

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Sign Language

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