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adjective

di-ˈjek-təd How to pronounce dejected (audio)
Definition of dejectednext
as in depressed
feeling unhappiness the dejected players slowly made their way back to the locker room, where they could mourn their defeat in private

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dejected

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verb

past tense of deject
as in troubled
to make sad nothing dejects a TV pundit more than the reality check that nobody cares what he thinks

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Recent Examples of dejected
Adjective
Norwood, the dejected kicker, was among those who addressed the crowd. — Joe Nocera, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023 Mbappe, 23, seemed dejected, and the on-field reassurances of his nation’s president, Emmanuel Macron, did not appear to cheer him up. — Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2022 In the end, there was only a dazed expression as Thompson-Robinson made another dejected walk back toward the tunnel, his face capturing the essence of what had just transpired during No. — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022 And some good news about a very dejected-looking kitty named Fishtopher. — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for dejected
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dejected
  1. depressed
  2. unhappy
  3. saddened
  4. sad
  5. worried
  6. heartbroken
  7. miserable
  8. melancholy
Adjective
  • An exception is oil and gas executives, some of whom are buying while their shares are depressed.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The San Francisco Chronicle reported that Wood became depressed and died by suicide less than a year after the incident.
    — Newsweek, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of depressed
Adjective
  • Rather than panic, consider that software developers are pretty unhappy with the status quo.
    — Steve Rodda, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Recent polling also suggests that Americans are relatively unhappy with DOGE’s efforts.
    — Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of unhappy
Verb
  • Like all who knew and loved him, I too am saddened by his death, yet also so very grateful to have known him in my life.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Very surprised and very saddened.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of saddened
Adjective
  • Family members and two of his lawyers say he was diagnosed with severe PTSD, a sad and rapid fall that ended in another explosion of violence.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The receptivity of people to demagoguery is an old, sad story, analyzed at least as far back as the Greeks.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of sad
Verb
  • The business community is also bracing for potential impacts, with some worried that the new tolls could discourage shoppers and visitors, potentially leading to reduced foot traffic and sales in the affected areas.
    — Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Or be imprisoned by what everyone else is worried about.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Long Live Curt, a tribute to a close friend who died, could fit on a DJ set with the heartbroken singalongs of fellow Floridians like St. Petersburg’s Rod Wave and Jacksonville’s Lil Poppa.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Mar. 2025
  • But in a confessional, Stacey weeps while sympathizing with her heartbroken friend.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of heartbroken
Adjective
  • And the fact that some people need to live miserable lives in order for other people to live these absolutely luxurious lives.
    — Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Down the road, Reus is taking a lot of the heat for the LA Galaxy’s miserable start to the season, having failed so far to make up for the injury absence of Riqui Puig in central midfield.
    — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of miserable
Adjective
  • The Welsh quartet’s Dead Meat follow-up takes DNA from the Smiths’ melancholy exuberance, the Go-Betweens’ windswept gusto, and gung-ho London punk fervor to formulate a disempowered power-pop that spins insecurity and grief into bundles of melodic joy.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Luckily, Pattinson manages to keep things buoyant without diluting the late-capitalism metaphors or the melancholy existentialism.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
Definition of melancholy

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