Deject \De*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dejected; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dejecting.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw
down; de- + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.]
1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic]
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Christ dejected himself even unto the hells.
--Udall.
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Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming
civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a
modest look. --Fuller.
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2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage;
to dishearten.
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Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. --Pope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Deject \De*ject"\, a. [L. dejectus, p. p.]
Dejected. [Obs.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
deject
v : lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news
depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health
demoralizes her" [syn: depress, cast down, get down,
dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise] [ant:
elate]
WordNet (r) 2.0
23 Moby Thesaurus words for "deject":
beat down, cast down, chill, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits,
darken, dash, demoralize, depress, discourage, dishearten,
disparage, dispirit, knock down, lower, lower the spirits, oppress,
press down, sadden, sink, weigh heavy upon, weigh upon
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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