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Definition of Deject
1. Verb. Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted. "The performance is likely to deject Sue"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Exact synonyms: Cast Down, Demoralise, Demoralize, Depress, Dismay, Dispirit, Get Down
Specialized synonyms: Chill
Generic synonyms: Discourage
Derivative terms: Dejection, Demoralisation, Demoralization, Depressant, Depressant, Dismay
Antonyms: Elate
Specialized synonyms: Chill
Generic synonyms: Discourage
Derivative terms: Dejection, Demoralisation, Demoralization, Depressant, Depressant, Dismay
Antonyms: Elate
Definition of Deject
1. v. t. To cast down.
2. a. Dejected.
Definition of Deject
1. to depress [v -ED, -ING, -S] - See also: depress
Medical Definition of Deject
1. 1. To cast down. "Christ dejected himself even unto the hells." (Udall) "Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look." (Fuller) 2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. "Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind." (Pope) Origin: L. Dejectus, p. P. Of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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