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deject

[ dih-jekt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten:

    Such news dejects me.



adjective

  1. Archaic. dejected; downcast.

deject

/ »åɪˈ»åÏôÉ›°ì³Ù /

verb

  1. tr to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. archaic.
    downcast; dejected
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of deject1

1375–1425; late Middle English dejecten (v.) < Latin »åŧÂá±ð³¦³Ù³Ü²õ (past participle of »åŧÂá¾±³¦±ð°ù±ð to throw down), equivalent to »åŧ- de- + -jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of deject1

C15: from Latin »åŧ¾±³¦±ð°ù±ð to cast down, from de- + iacere to throw
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They were applauded heavily at half-time and again when the final whistle went, while Spain's players stood looking dejected in the centre of the pitch.

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When a dejected England walked off the pitch in Dublin, it looked like a Six Nations title was a long way off.

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But the scripts tapped into the first Trump administration media fantasy of the dejected working-class white guy angst without pandering to either side of the partisan divide.

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"A big day in the title race and it has swung even further for Liverpool - there are some real dejected faces in the Arsenal crowd," Gary Neville said on Sky Sports.

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