deject

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) Make sad or dispirited.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To cast downward.
3. To debase or humble.

Noun

1. One who is lowly or abject.
2. (plural-normally) A waste product.

Synonyms

depress

dispirit

discourage

dishearten

demoralise

cast down

get down

demoralize

dismay

sadden

straiten

tame

tired

😫

unman

upset

make sad

be dejected

be dispirit

chill

damp

disappoint

overcome

overpower

press

prostrate

quench

Translations

entmutigen

αποκαρδιόνω

ontmoedigen

abatir

dejectar

dejetar

απελπίζομαι

بتئس

بئس

إكتأب

descoratjar

deprimir

zusammendrängen

ρίχνω

desmoralitzar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈdʒɛkt/

Etymology

From Old French dejeter, from Latin deicere (“to throw down”).