DEJECT


Meaning of DEJECT in English

■ verb [usu. as adjective ~ed ] make sad or dispirited.

Derivatives

~edly adverb

~ion noun

Origin

ME: from L. ~- , deicere 'throw down', from de- 'down' + jacere 'to throw'.

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