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   What does deject mean?

   • For one, the worst event of this day, though it may deject, shall not break or subdue me. I must deject you now and make you listen to me; there is not much more to hear. Deject definition: to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten. See examples of DEJECT used in a sentence.

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   What is another word for dejected?

   • Other forms: dejected; dejects; dejecting To deject is to make someone feel really, really sad. Few things will deject you more than losing your very favorite scarf — the one your grandmother knit — on the subway. This verb is rarely used these days, so you're most likely to find it in an old book— the adjective dejected is much more common.

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   Where did the word 'deject' come from?

   • Both words come from the earlier verb dejecten, "to throw or cast down," from the Latin deicere, "to cast down, destroy, or defeat." The more figurative "make sad" meaning appeared around 1500. If you really want to deject someone, play them some melancholy music when they're already sad about their lost cat. "Deject."

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   What does it mean when a woman comes home feeling dejected?

   • She often came home feeling dejected. She was so dejected and rundown after the result she had to take part of the following week off. The tone is utterly dejected. Perhaps they have just split up from a relationship and feel dejected, or have problems with their colleagues at work.

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   The meaning of DEJECT is dejected. Verb nothing dejects a TV pundit more than the reality check that nobody cares what he thinks

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   Deject definition: to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten. See examples of DEJECT used in a sentence.

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   deject: 1 v lower someone's spirits; make downhearted Synonyms: cast down , demoralise , demoralize , depress , dismay , dispirit , get down Antonyms: elate , intoxicate , lift up , pick up , uplift fill with high spirits; fill with optimism Types: chill depress or discourage Type of: discourage deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; ...

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   2 meanings: 1. to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten 2. archaic downcast; dejected.... Click for more definitions.

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   Define deject. deject synonyms, deject pronunciation, deject translation, English dictionary definition of deject. tr.v. de·ject·ed , de·ject·ing , de·jects To ...

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   DEJECTED definition: 1. unhappy, disappointed, or without hope: 2. unhappy, disappointed, or without hope: 3. unhappy…. Learn more.

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