deject
11deject — Synonyms and related words: beat down, cast down, chill, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, demoralize, depress, discourage, dishearten, disparage, dispirit, knock down, lower, lower the spirits, oppress, press down, sadden, sink,… …
12deject — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make sad or gloomy: depress, dispirit, oppress, sadden, weigh down. See HAPPY …
13deject — v. depress, dishearten, discourage, sadden …
14deject — v. a. Dishearten, dispirit, discourage, depress, sadden, make despondent, make sad …
15deject — v dispirit, dishearten, daunt, take the heart out of, Inf. take the starch out of, Sl. bring down, Dial. take the tuck out of; discourage, dampen, put a damper on one s spirits, Inf. put a wet blanket on, Inf. throw cold water on; sadden, dismay …
16deject — de·ject …
17deject — de•ject [[t]dɪˈdʒɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to depress the spirits of; dispirit: The bad news dejected me[/ex] 2) archaic dejected; downcast • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L dējectus, ptp. of dējicere to throw down …
18deject — /dəˈdʒɛkt/ (say duh jekt) verb (t) to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten. {Latin dējectus, past participle, thrown down} …
19deject — v.tr. (usu. as dejected adj.) make sad or dispirited; depress. Derivatives: dejectedly adv. Etymology: ME f. L dejicere (DE , jacere throw) …
20Dejected — Deject De*ject , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dejecting}.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] Christ dejected… …
