dejected

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/ UK /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
sad and dispirited; low in spirits

He looked dejected after failing the exam.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · sad and dispirited; low in... downcast despondent disheartened crestfallen glum forlorn melancholy gloomy

Opposites

cheerful elated buoyant jubilant happy

Word family

Forms dejectedly

Derived forms dejectedlydejectedness

Related forms deject dejection

Etymology

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

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

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# dejected

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

## Meanings
1. sad and dispirited; low in spirits

## Examples
- He looked dejected after failing the exam.

## Synonyms
- downcast
- despondent
- disheartened
- crestfallen
- glum
- forlorn
- melancholy
- gloomy

## Antonyms
- cheerful
- elated
- buoyant
- jubilant
- happy

## Derived Forms
- dejectedly
- dejectedness

## Related Forms
- deject
- dejection

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

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

## AI Etymology
Dejected is the past participle of deject, from Latin deiectus ('cast down'), from deicere ('to cast down'), from de- ('down') + iacere ('to throw'). In present-day use, it means sad and dispirited; low in spirits. Derived formations include dejectedly and dejectedness. Related vocabulary includes deject and dejection.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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