deject

deject
Synonyms and related words:
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

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  • 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] [1913 Webster] Christ dejected himself… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deject — De*ject , a. [L. dejectus, p. p.] Dejected. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deject — index depress, discourage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • deject — early 15c., to throw or cast down, from O.Fr. dejeter (12c.), from L. deiectus a throwing down, felling, fall, pp. of deicere to cast down, destroy; drive out; kill, slay, defeat, from de down + icere, comb. form of iacere to throw (see JET (Cf.… …   Etymology dictionary

  • deject — vb *discourage, dishearten, dispirit Analogous words: *depress, weigh, oppress: distress, *trouble Antonyms: exhilarate: cheer …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • deject — [dē jekt′, dijekt′] vt. [ME dejecten < L dejectus, pp. of dejicere < de , down + jacere, to throw: see JET1] to cast down in spirit; dishearten; depress adj. Archaic dejected …   English World dictionary

  • deject — verb [usu. as adjective dejected] make sad or dispirited. Derivatives dejectedly adverb dejection noun Origin ME: from L. deject , deicere throw down , from de down + jacere to throw …   English new terms dictionary

  • deject — I. adjective Date: 15th century archaic dejected II. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to throw down, from Latin dejectus, past participle of deicere, from de + jacere to throw more at jet Date: 1581 to make gloomy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • deject — /di jekt /, v.t. 1. to depress the spirits of; dispirit; dishearten: Such news dejects me. adj. 2. Archaic. dejected; downcast. [1375 1425; late ME dejecten (v.) < L dejectus (ptp. of dejicere to throw down), equiv. to de DE + jec , comb. form of …   Universalium

  • deject — verb Make sad or dispirited. I pitied poor Miss Reads unfortunate situation. She was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company Benjamin Franklin …   Wiktionary

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