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dejected

v.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //dɪˈdʒɛktɪd// UK //dɪdʒˈɛktɪd// de·ject·ed

v. feeling very sad and disappointed because something bad happened. You use this when you are low in spirit and feel like you have failed.

v. feeling or showing a sense of deep disappointment, sadness, or discouragement. Often used to describe a person's emotional state after a failure or loss.


SIMPLE

He looked dejected after hearing the bad news.

CONTEXTUAL

The team sat in the locker room in a dejected silence after the final whistle blew.

COMPLEX

Despite the initial excitement of the project, the team grew increasingly dejected as the budget cuts began to stifle their creative vision.

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Origin

From deject + -ed.

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