dejected 1 of 2

as in depressed
feeling unhappiness the dejected players slowly made their way back to the locker room, where they could mourn their defeat in private

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verb

past tense of deject

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Norwood, the dejected kicker, was among those who addressed the crowd. Joe Nocera, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023 Mbappe, 23, seemed dejected, and the on-field reassurances of his nation’s president, Emmanuel Macron, did not appear to cheer him up. Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Dec. 2022 In the end, there was only a dazed expression as Thompson-Robinson made another dejected walk back toward the tunnel, his face capturing the essence of what had just transpired during No. Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022 And some good news about a very dejected-looking kitty named Fishtopher. Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for dejected 

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“Dejected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dejected. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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