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dejected
Meaning: sad and depressed, especially after disappointment
dejected in a sentence
How dejected is used in real sentences:
The dejected team walked off the field in silence after losing the championship.
He looked dejected after learning his flight had been canceled.
“Below her, the dejected cast waits through an eight-minute blackout, and the spell the production labored to create vanishes.”
— from the passage The Engineered Tempest
“Merchants excluded from office appeared dejected after their disappointment, while successful candidates sometimes offered fulsome compliments so extravagantly flattering that their sincerity was doubtful.”
— from the passage Beyond the Gates
“The foreman, dejected after repeated delays, expected a costly obstruction; instead, he uncovered a chamber whose rococo wallpaper had been sealed from dust and sunlight.”
— from the passage The Sealed County Papers
Synonyms for dejected
Other words for dejected — downcast, despondent and disheartened — carry the same meaning.
- downcast
- despondent
- disheartened
Antonyms of dejected
Words that mean the opposite of dejected:
- elated
- cheerful
Where it comes from
From Latin dejicere 'to cast down'
Word parts
- ject — throw, cast
dejected: de- (down) + ject (throw)
Memory hook
DE-JECT-ed — imagine being 'ejected' downward, thrown down and left feeling low.