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De - Pt| English Dictionary: dejected | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for dejected | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Dejected \De*ject"ed\, a. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. -- {De*ject"ed*ly}, adv. -- {De*ject"ed*ness}, n. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Deject \De*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dejecting}.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic] Christ dejected himself even unto the hells. --Udall. Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look. --Fuller. 2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. --Pope. | |
