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v. To lower the spirits of; dishearten.

v. Make sad or dispirited.

v. To cast down.

v. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten.

adj. Dejected.

To cast or throw down: direct downward.

To abate; lower; diminish in force or amount.

To depress the spirits of; dispirit; discourage; dishearten: now chiefly in the past participle used adjectively. See dejected.

Synonyms To sadden, make despondent, afflict, grieve.

Downcast; low-spirited; wretched; dejected.

v. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

"One deject and unresponsive widow has even been seen to bounce back to her former brilliance through the hard work and puppy love provided by a service animal."

dejected    dejecting    dejects   

discourage   

chill   

dejection    dejected   

dispirit    discourage    dishearten    dejected    depress   

Brecht    Hecht    Select    affect    bedecked    checked    collect    confect    connect    correct