- dejects
- v. depress, dishearten, discourage, sadden
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dejects
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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] [1913 Webster] Christ dejected himself… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dejected — 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] [1913 Webster] Christ dejected… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dejecting — 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] [1913 Webster] Christ dejected… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dejecter — De*ject er, n. One who casts down, or dejects. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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deject — /di jekt /, v.t. 1. to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten: Such news dejects me. adj. 2. Archaic. dejected; downcast. [1375 1425; late ME dejecten (v.) < L dejectus (ptp. of dejicere to throw down), equiv. to de DE + jec , comb. form of … Universalium
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