DEJECT


Meaning of DEJECT in English

I. di-ˈjekt, dē- adjective

Date: 15th century

archaic : dejected

II. transitive verb

Etymology: Middle English, to throw down, from Latin dejectus, past participle of deicere, from de- + jacere to throw — more at jet

Date: 1581

: to make gloomy

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