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dejected

[dih-jek-tid] / dɪˈdʒɛk tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
depressed, blue
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crestfallen despondent discouraged disheartened dispirited gloomy glum morose
STRONG
black clouded dampened dashed down dragged drooping hurting low sagging
WEAK
abject all torn up atrabilious bleak broody bummed out cast down cheerless disconsolate dismal doleful down in the dumps down in the mouth downcast downhearted droopy heavy-hearted in the pits low-spirited melancholy miserable moody mopey mopish sad shot down spiritless woebegone wretched
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful elated encouraged happy heartened inspirited
STRONG
above upright
WEAK
joyous

Example Sentences

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Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi, she watched anxiously as applicant after applicant left dejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

SEOUL—After the last whistle blew at the youth women’s World Cup final in November, the Netherlands coach sounded dejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

While a dejected England leave for home well beaten and under mounting pressure, Smith told TNT Sports he planned to have "a jar" with counterpart Stokes and commiserate.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

“You are true competitors,” Derek’s father and head coach Tim Garcia told his dejected players minutes later.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2025

Two minutes before, I hadn’t even wanted to celebrate, but now I was feeling dejected and insulted at being relegated to a midweek dinner at the same place we always went to.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.