deject

Meanings

• Adjective or Intransitive Verb

  Feel or show sad, despondent, or disheartened.

  - "After losing the game, the team was dejected."
  - "He was feeling dejected and alone."
  - "The news left the community dejected."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with deject
reject , deplete , complete

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Variants

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deject , dejected , dejecting , dejects

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'cast down, throw down' (as if in defeat).

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Trivia

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1. The word 'deject' comes from the Latin 'deicere,' meaning 'to throw down.'

2. The term 'dejected' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Depression: A mental health disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of energy.

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Culture

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The word 'deject' has been used in literature and poetry to describe feelings of sadness, disappointment, and despair. For instance, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth,' Lady Macbeth expresses her dejection after her husband's downfall.

How to Memorize "deject"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person or group of people feeling sad, with their heads down and shoulders slumped. This can help you remember the feeling of dejection.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'deject' with the feeling of sadness or disappointment. Try to think of a personal experience when you felt dejected to help remember the meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Depressed and feeling blue? That's being dejected!'

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