dejected Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
    depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
    • These news depressed her
    • The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
  2. adjective affected or marked by low spirits
    • is dejected but trying to look cheerful

WordNet

De*ject"ed adjective
Definitions
  1. Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or countenance. -- De*ject"ed*ly, adv. -- De*ject"ed*ness, n.

Webster 1913