dejected[adjective]Synonyms: downhearted, crestfallen, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, disheartened, downcast, glum, miserable, sad
Antonyms: animated
Related Idioms: down in the dumps (
or mouth), in the dumps
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧jec‧ted /dɪˈdʒektəd, dɪˈdʒektɪd/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;
Origin: dejectus, from jacere 'to throw']
unhappy, disappointed, or sad:
The unemployed stood at street corners, dejected.—dejectedly adverb—dejection /dɪˈdʒekʃ
ən/
noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲