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   deject

   /dɪˈdʒɛkt/

   verb

   • 1. make sad or dispirited; depress: archaic "nothing dejects a trader like the interruption of his profits"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also in the sense ‘overthrow, abase, degrade’): from Latin deject- ‘thrown down’, from the verb deicere, from de- ‘down’ + jacere ‘to throw’.

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   Deject is an adjective meaning gloomy or depressed, or a verb meaning to make gloomy. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of deject from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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

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

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   Deject means to cast down in spirit or to be downcast. It can be used as a verb or an adjective. See the word origin, frequency, pronunciation, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.

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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.

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   Deject means to lower the spirits of or dishearten someone. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of deject in different languages, as well as synonyms and related words.

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   Dejected means unhappy, disappointed, or without hope. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and hear the pronunciation.

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   Jun 2, 2024 · deject is a verb meaning to make sad or dispirited, or a noun meaning a lowly or abject person or a waste product. It comes from Old French dejeter, from Latin deicere (“to throw down”).