English Explanatory Dictionary

deject

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Make sad or dispirited.
  2. To cast downward.
  3. To debase or humble.
noun
  1. One who is lowly or abject.
  2. A waste product.

Pronunciation

/dɪˈdʒɛkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deject.wav

Word forms

deject dejects dejecting dejected

Etymology

From Old French dejeter, from Latin dēiectus, past participle of dēicere (“to throw down”), from dē- (“from, down from”) + iacere (“to throw”).

Synonyms

depress get down aggrieve attrist begloom begrieve besorrow grieve pain bring down come down on contristate darken dash deject desolate dispirit engrieve forset grieven moan oppress repent rue sadden sadden up tristitiate ungladden unhappy upset downcast throw down abase humiliate put someone in their place

Derived words

dejectable dejecter dejectly dejected dejection
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