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adjective

di-ˈjek-təd How to pronounce dejected (audio)
Definition of dejectednext
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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dejected

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verb

past tense of deject
as in troubled
to make sad nothing dejects a TV pundit more than the reality check that nobody cares what he thinks

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Recent Examples of dejected
Adjective
Fans started to file out of the park in the sixth inning, when Houston led 10-0, with a collective expression of dejected gold. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026 Another agonizing Final Four loss left Texas coach Vic Schaefer among the dejected as well. — John Marshall, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 The actor Marisa Abela plays her in a binary state of panic and swagger by sobbing like a dejected child or slyly grinning like one who’s about to wolf down an ice-cream cake. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026 The 5-2 loss was Toronto’s third straight coming out of the Olympic break and third straight display of dejected, dispiriting, flat and admittedly embarrassing hockey. — Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dejected
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dejected
  1. depressed
  2. troubled
  3. unhappy
  4. saddened
  5. sad
  6. worried
  7. heartbroken
  8. oppressed
Adjective
  • The rest were overseas — many of them belonging to impoverished locals living in conflict zones or economically depressed regions where other employment options are scarce.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The adviser told me that, even without drastically expanding the budget or upending the financial markets, Burnham could borrow a bit more to finance public-infrastructure investments and channel money to depressed regions.
    — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of depressed
Verb
  • Peterson generated a ton of shots and had four 20-point games, but the same issues against length in the paint that troubled him at Kansas cropped up at summer league.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • Zepeda comes forward and throws volume, which is exactly the input Roach's counterpunching needs to look spectacular and exactly the pressure that has troubled him when the scorecards got close.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of troubled
Adjective
  • Even Republicans appear to be increasingly unhappy with the prolonged conflict.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • But Buckingham Palace staff are reportedly unhappy again about the idea of accommodating the duke.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Definition of unhappy
Verb
  • But this past summer, that itch has felt more like a siren’s call as, like many outdoors lovers, I’ve been saddened by reports of serious overcrowding at one of America’s crown jewels.
    — Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
  • The nonprofit said it was saddened that the whales would remain in captivity, but acknowledged the move would likely improve their immediate welfare after years of deteriorating conditions at Marineland.
    — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of saddened
Adjective
  • Biden as the progressive hero, and Obama as the sad, weak appendage to the Reagan era.
    — David Frum, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
  • But my partner’s son is sad his own father is also less involved but doesn’t see the cause.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 29 July 2026
Definition of sad
Verb
  • When Gunther von Hagens’s exhibition came to town, security guards worried less about theft than nausea.
    — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
  • However, Keller residents who posted on social media worried about the proximity of the data center to their homes.
    — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of worried
Adjective
  • The families of these men and women grieving, heartbroken, yet filled with pride.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Nearly everything Irene does here is monstrous, and yet Corsini never stops encouraging viewers to search for the heartbroken woman suddenly obscured by a wild avatar of self-protection.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Verb
  • Man oppressed woman legally, economically, socially, educationally, morally, professionally and religiously.
    — Brian DeLay, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
  • Your structure sorts the whole world into two boxes, oppressor and oppressed.
    — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Definition of oppressed

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