Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dejected

/dɪˈdʒɛktəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: de-ject-ed
IPA: /dɪˈdʒɛktəd/

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Sad and dispirited.

verb

simple past and past participle of deject

Example Sentences

"He looked dejected after hearing the bad news."
"The team sat dejected in the locker room after their loss."
"feel dejected"
"look dejected"
"sit dejected and silent"
"1818, Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs, Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, Volume I, p. 73, I pitied poor Miss Read’s unfortunate situation, who was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company […]"

Etymology

From deject + -ed.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈdʒɛktəd/

Inflected Forms

more dejected (comparative) most dejected (superlative)

Derived Forms

dejectedly dejectedness undejected

Synonyms

dejectable depressed despondent disheartened atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless

Antonyms

hopeful

Rhymes With

connected selected affected protected rejected unexpected suspected infected reflected respected subjected disconnected

Questions

How do you pronounce dejected?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈdʒɛktəd/.
What does dejected mean?: Sad and dispirited.
Where does dejected come from?: From deject + -ed.

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