dejected meaning

Definition of dejected

1. affected or marked by low spirits
   • is dejected but trying to look cheerful

   Opposite: elated

   Similar: amort, chapfallen, gloomy, glum, lonely

dejected in a sentence

• He was left behind on Mars and is feeling dejected now.
• Brian looks sort of dejected.
• He let out a dejected sigh.
• I am completely dejected.
• Tom left Mary's house looking dejected.

How to pronounce dejected

dejected is pronounced /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with dejected

• affected
• connected
• unaffected
• selected
• respected
• unexpected
• unprotected
• effected
• infected
• rejected
• perfected
• protected
• reflected
• suspected
• undetected
• uninfected
• disaffected
• uncollected
• unconnected
• uncorrected
• unsuspected
• disconnected
• interconnected