Definition of DEJECT

deject

Plural: dejects

Verb

Verb Forms: dejected, dejecting, dejects

  • To make someone sad or disheartened; depress.
  • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
  • Make sad or dispirited.
  • To cast downward.
  • To debase or humble.

Noun

  • One who is lowly or abject.
  • A waste product.

Examples

  • A series of bad tile draws can deject even the most optimistic Scrabble player.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

cast down, demoralise, demoralize, depress, dismay, dispirit, get down, abase, aggrieve, attrist, begloom, begrieve, besorrow, bring down, contristate, dash, deject, desolate, downcast, engrieve, forset, grieve, grieven, humiliate, moan, oppress, put someone in their place, rue, sadden, sadden up, throw down, tristitiate, ungladden, unhappy, upset

Antonyms

elate

Scrabble Score: 16

deject: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
deject: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deject: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

deject: valid Words With Friends Word