deject
[verb]
Synonyms: discourage, chill, demoralize, dishearten, disparage, dispirit

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Antonyms: exhilarate, cheer

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

deject adjective (orig. pa. pple). [dɪ'dʒɛkt] arch. LME.
[Latin dejectus pa. pple, formed as DEJECT verb.]
1. Cast down, overthrown; lowered in fortune or character; debased. LME.
b. Astrology. Of a planet: that has lost its influence. LME-L16.

2. Downcast, dispirited. E16.

■ dejectly adverb E17-M18.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

deject verb trans. [dɪ'dʒɛkt] LME.
[Latin deject- pa. ppl stem of dejicere throw down, from de- DE- 1 + jacere to throw.]
1. Cast down; overthrow. arch. LME.
b. Bend down, allow to droop. arch. E17.
c. Lower (the eyes). arch. E17.

2. Cast down from high estate or dignity; humble, abase. LME-L17.

3. Dishearten, dispirit; make sad or gloomy. LME.
■ S. Johnson Nothing dejects a trader like the interruption of his profits.

4. Dismiss, reject. M16-M17.

5. Weaken; lessen. L16-L17.

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