deject
Make sad or dispiritedMake sad or dispirited.
» Tom is dejected.
Tom ist niedergeschlagen.
Том пригнічений.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)Make sad or dispirited.
deprimieren, bedrücken, betrüben
обескура́живатьobeskuráživatʹ, удруча́тьudručátʹ, угнета́тьugnetátʹ
пригнічуватиpryhničuvaty, засмучуватиzasmučuvaty
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
To debase or humble.
(obsolete, transitive)To cast downward.
Examples
19 sentencesTom is dejected.
Том пригнічений.
deTom ist niedergeschlagen.
Tom looks dejected.
deTom sieht niedergeschlagen aus.
Tom seems dejected.
ruТом кажется подавленным.
Tom left Mary's house looking dejected.
He let out a dejected sigh.
Translations
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Origin
From Old French dejeter, from Latin dēiectus, past participle of dēicere (“to throw down”)From Old French dejeter, from Latin dēiectus, past participle of dēicere (“to throw down”), from dē- (“from, down from”) + iacere (“to throw”).
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Forms
dejects, dejecting, dejected, dejectedSynonyms
39 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle