Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: dejected
IPA transcription: [dɪdʒ'ɛktɪd]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: dejected
    Meaning: affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
Usage examples
  • Shirley was dejected and in doubt what to do next.
  • He is a spare, dejected, thoughtful, grey-haired man.
  • With that, they walk again; she, making those angry spirts in the sand; he, dragging that dejected tail.
  • He seemed dejected, and looked anxiously at the passengers, particularly at the stage-driver and myself.
  • He that seeketh victory over his nature, let him not set himself too great, nor too small tasks; for the first will make him dejected by often failings; and the second will make him a small proceeder, though by often prevailings.
  • After some three-quarters of an hour the door opened, and the Badger reappeared, solemnly leading by the paw a very limp and dejected Toad. His skin hung baggily about him, his legs wobbled, and his cheeks were furrowed by the tears so plentifully called forth by the Badger's moving discourse.