dejected

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈdʒɛktəd/

Adjective

dejected (comparative more dejected, superlative most dejected)

  1. Sad and dispirited.
    • 1818, Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs, Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, Volume I, p. 73,
      I pitied poor Miss Read’s unfortunate situation, who was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company []

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

dejected

  1. simple past tense and past participle of deject
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.