verb
deject
Deject (verb) means to make someone feel sad or low.
verb
1
To make someone feel sad or low.
"On the other hand, there is nothing which dejects school children quite so much as failure."
— Arthur Melville Jordan, Educational Psychology (1933)
2
To throw or push something downwards.
"supplication, that is, entreatment, can be made more artificial if the speaker dejects both hands."
— Robert Toft, With Passionate Voice (2014)
3
To lower someone's status or pride.
"Though she dejects the consideration, passionate spells Drawn from her bible kept him alive As well as kept their ungrateful brats lucky."
— J.W.C, Still in It Somewhere out There (2009)
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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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What is the meaning of deject?
"deject" (verb) means to make someone feel sad or low.
What is another word for deject?
Other words for "deject" include demoralize, dismay, dispirit, demoralise, depress.
What is the opposite of deject?
Opposites of "deject" include elevate, buoy.
What are the different meanings of deject?
"deject" has 3 main meanings: 1. To make someone feel sad or low; 2. To throw or push something downwards; 3. To lower someone's status or pride.
