Deject

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪˈdÊ’É›kt/
• Rhymes: -É›kt

Origin

From Old French dejeter, from Latin deicere ("to throw down").

Full definition of deject

Verb

1. (transitive) Make sad or dispirited.
• Benjamin FranklinI pitied poor Miss Read's unfortunate situation. She was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To cast down.
• UdallChrist dejected himself even unto the hells.
• FullerSometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look.

Derived terms

• dejected
• dejection