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Definition of Dejected
1. Adjective. Affected or marked by low spirits. "Is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
Also: Distressed, Dysphoric, Unhappy, Unhappy
Antonyms: Elated
Definition of Dejected
1. a. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance.
Definition of Dejected
1. Adjective. Sad and dispirited. ¹
2. Verb. (past of deject) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dejected
1. deject [v] - See also: deject
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dejected
Literary usage of Dejected
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (1839)
"A minute ago the boy had looked the quiet, mild, dejected creature that harsh
treatment had made him. But his spirit was roused at last; the cruel insult to ..."
2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1887)
"On his return, ' mightily dejected,' Clarke was denied audience of the duke, and
found himself shunned by every one at court (ib. 1628-9, p. 134). ..."
3. Publications by Shakespeare Society (Great Britain) (1853)
"... her visage ès dejected, nay, od altered ; and, perusing , I might behold the
colour of her fresh ..."
4. The English Works of Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury by Thomas ( Hobbes (1843)
"But when Nicias approved the advice, and would have manned out the galleys, the
mariners refused to go aboard: as being not only dejected with their defeat, ..."
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