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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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   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.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEJECT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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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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   What does the verb deject mean? There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb deject , four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   All you need to know about "DEJECT" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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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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   How many meanings does the verb deject have?

   • There are nine meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb deject, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the verb deject?

   deject, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary

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   What does it mean to deject someone?

   • Whether you’re a teacher or a learner, Vocabulary.com can put you or your class on the path to systematic vocabulary improvement. 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.

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   Where did the word 'deject' come from?

   • The earliest known use of the verb deject is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for deject is from around 1420, in Palladius on Husbondrie. deject is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin dēject-.

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   What is a transitive verb for dejected?

   • He looks dejected, but he's still only five off the lead, and there's still so much golf to play. The tone is utterly dejected. There was still half an hour to go against a clearly demoralised and dejected team. ● transitive verb: desanimar, abatir [...] ● transitive verb: deprimieren [...] Drag the correct answer into the box.

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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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   Deject definition: To lower the spirits of; dishearten. Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look.