deject

Speech parts

1. deject - Noun

2. deject - Adjective

3. deject - Verb

Meaning

To cast down.

To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.

Dejected.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

daunt dismay dampen depress ail demoralize dispirit cast down get down demoralise

Antonyms

wow gladden gratify content capture engage
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Hypernyms

discourage

Hyponyms

chill

Derivatives

dejected dejecting

Examples

These news depressed her Source: Internet

The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

dejargonization dejargonize Dejarnett dejecta dejectable dejected