Definition of Dejct
De*ject" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Dejected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dejecting.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to
throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See Jet a
shooting forth.] 1. To cast down. [Obs. or
Archaic]
Christ dejected himself even unto the
hells. Udall.
Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming
civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest
look. Fuller.
2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit;
to discourage; to dishearten.
Nor think, to die dejects my lofty
mind. Pope.
De*ject", a. [L. dejectus, p.
p.] Dejected. [Obs.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Make sad or dispirited.
I pitied poor Miss Read's unfortunate situation. She was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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