deject

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈdʒɛkt/ UK /dɪˈdʒɛkt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to cast down in spirits; to dishearten

The repeated failures did much to deject the young inventor.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to cast down in spirits; to... dishearten dispirit depress discourage sadden demoralize

Opposites

cheer encourage hearten elate uplift

Word family

Derived forms dejected dejection dejectedly

Related forms eject reject inject project

Simplified etymology

Deject entered English in the late Middle English period and ultimately comes from Latin jacere, “to throw.” Its literal meaning is “thrown down.”

Etymology

From Latin deiectus, past participle of deicere ('to cast down'), from de- ('down') + iacere ('to throw').

deicere Latin iacere Latin *yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European

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# deject

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈdʒɛkt/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈdʒɛkt/

## Meanings
1. to cast down in spirits; to dishearten

## Examples
- The repeated failures did much to deject the young inventor.

## Synonyms
- dishearten
- dispirit
- depress
- discourage
- sadden
- demoralize

## Antonyms
- cheer
- encourage
- hearten
- elate
- uplift

## Derived Forms
- dejected
- dejection
- dejectedly

## Related Forms
- eject
- reject
- inject
- project

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deicere
- Root: iacere
- Root: *yeh₁-

## Etymology
From Latin deiectus, past participle of deicere ('to cast down'), from de- ('down') + iacere ('to throw').

## AI Etymology
Deject comes from Latin deiectus, past participle of deicere ('to cast down'), from de- ('down') + iacere ('to throw'). The etymological trail includes Latin deicere, Latin iacere, and Proto-Indo-European *yeh₁-. As a verb, deject means to cast down in spirits; to dishearten. The same family is visible in derived forms such as dejected, dejection, and dejectedly and related forms such as eject, reject, inject, and project. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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