dejects

verb

present tense third-person singular of deject
as in troubles
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 Synonyms for dejects
  1. troubles
  2. depresses
  3. weighs down
  4. concerns
  5. gets down
  6. worries
  7. tortures
  8. saddens
Verb
  • One death especially, that of his young cousin Sinon (Elliot Page), troubles him most of all.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
  • The asymmetry—Anthropic penalized while OpenAI was not—is what troubles him most.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of troubles
Verb
  • Nevertheless, something might occur at work that depresses you.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 June 2026
  • The risk is that China inspires its trading partners to resort to a protectionism that depresses prosperity for everyone.
    — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 June 2026
Definition of depresses
Verb
  • But that trajectory could change now as the latest inflation report weighs down both lenders and borrowers.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • But what if carrying a heavy defensive burden changes that, and weighs down that side of the game?
    — The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Definition of weighs down
Verb
  • Bradač’s proof concerns off-diagonal Ramsey numbers, which allow for large differences between the size of a clique and the size of an independent set.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • Lyndsy Fonseca, rapper Russ, Tom Cavanagh, Hunter King, Joseph Lee Anderson and Rob Riggle star in the indie film, which concerns a group of campers who run into a nasty, giant, prehistoric spider.
    — William Earl, Variety, 15 July 2026
Definition of concerns
Verb
  • And at the end of the season, even after the pair are seen confronting issues in their relationship throughout the eight-episode arc, Bienvenue gets down on one knee to pop the question in a stunning seaside proposal.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
  • When visitors come through to Kansas City during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many of them are going to wonder how KC gets down as far as nightlife goes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
Definition of gets down
Verb
  • The germ Eickhorst worries about most is molluscum contagiosum, a common childhood skin virus.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 20 July 2026
  • Sabath similarly worries we’re actively being trained to lack the patience and ability to take action during hard times.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026
Definition of worries
Verb
  • The retrospection tortures her.
    — Alexandra Rockey Fleming, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Later, in one of the movie's most satisfying scenes, Millie locks Andrew in the attic and tortures him by loudly smashing each plate.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Dec. 2025
Definition of tortures
Verb
  • However, that really saddens me now.
    — Abigail Wise, Outside, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Being stuck in the middle is what saddens the Others.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025
Definition of saddens
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