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downhearted

English

Alternative forms

  • down-hearted

Etymology

down +? hearted

Adjective

downhearted

  1. Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
    Fans must not be downhearted even though we lost.

Translations

Derived terms

  • downheartedly
  • downheartedness

See also

  • have one's heart in one's boots

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dejected

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /d??d??kt?d/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin deicio

Adjective

dejected (comparative more dejected, superlative most dejected)

  1. Sad and dispirited.
    • 1818, Benjamin Franklin, Memoirs, Philadelphia: T.S. Manning, Volume I, p. 73,[1]
      I pitied poor Miss Read’s unfortunate situation, who was generally dejected, seldom cheerful, and avoided company […]

Synonyms

  • dejectable (rare)
  • despondent
  • disheartened
  • down in the mouth

Antonyms

  • hopeful

Derived terms

  • dejectedly

Translations

Verb

dejected

  1. simple past tense and past participle of deject

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