deject
5 synonyms and 2 antonyms for deject, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To make someone feel sad or low.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
Deject comes from Old French dejeter, from Latin dēiectus, the past participle of dēicere (“to throw down”), formed from dē- (“from, down from”) and iacere (“to throw”).
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