dejected
adjective
de·ject·ed
di-ˈjek-təd 
dē-
1
: low in spirits : depressed
The team was dejected after the loss.
2
a
obsolete
: downcast
her eyes dejected and her hair unbound—
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
b
archaic
: thrown down
3
obsolete
: lowered in rank or condition
the dejected state wherein he is—Shakespeare
Shakespeare
dejectedly
adverb
dejectedness
noun
Examples of dejected in a Sentence
The dejected players left the field.
the dejected players slowly made their way back to the locker room, where they could mourn their defeat in private
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The dejected actor stumbles over to a marketplace to buy a drink, shoplift a lighter, and strike out with a lottery ticket.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
The same race weekend saw Hamilton get knocked out of Q2 in qualifying, a setback that affected his morale significantly, prompting him to make statements to the media in a dejected state.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
In the character of Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Léaud), a dejected radical turned arch-conservative, Eustache perceptively observes how erstwhile opponents of conservatism can become some of its most zealous converts.
—Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
What started as a promising night for the North London team ended in frustration and disbelief, as many of their players looked dejected after the shootout.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Sep. 2025
The same race weekend saw Hamilton get knocked out of Q2 in qualifying, a setback that affected his morale significantly, prompting him to make statements to the media in a dejected state.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
In the character of Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Léaud), a dejected radical turned arch-conservative, Eustache perceptively observes how erstwhile opponents of conservatism can become some of its most zealous converts.
—Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
What started as a promising night for the North London team ended in frustration and disbelief, as many of their players looked dejected after the shootout.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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“Dejected.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dejected. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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dejected
adjective
de·ject·ed
di-ˈjek-təd
dejectedly
adverb
dejectedness
noun
Medical Definition
dejected
adjective
de·ject·ed
di-ˈjek-təd
: cast down in spirits : depressed
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