What (who) is Deject - definition

deject

v. a.

Dishearten, dispirit, discourage, depress, sadden, make despondent, make sad.

Deject

·vt To cast down.

II. Deject ·adj Dejected.

III. Deject ·vt To cast down the spirits of; to Dispirit; to Discourage; to Dishearten.

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'.