dejected
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·jec·ted /dɪˈdʒektɪd/ adjective SAD/UNHAPPYunhappy, disappointed, or sad 抑郁的，失望的，沮丧的 The unemployed stood at street corners, dejected. 失业者沮丧地站在街角。► see thesaurus at sad —dejectedly adverb —dejection /dɪˈdʒekʃən/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
dejected• The unemployed stood at street corners, dejected.• Then they walked away, humbled and dejected.• My 12-year-old came home from school red-eyed and dejected.• Last of all came Fiver, dejected and reluctant as a sparrow in the frost.• Behind her, the backdrop depicted some dejected and very limp trees, possibly willows that had practised their weeping rather well.• Greg sounded dejected. "Anything wrong?" I said.• One glance at the doctor's dejected expression answered my question.• Kirkwood was a particularly dejected figure after their defeat.• She gazed with compassion at the two dejected figures.• A dejected Hammam is prepared for the worst - sacrificing Premier League status and possibly even suffering successive seasons of relegation.• And I knew that I'd be seeing it in my more dejected moments for a long time to come.• He looked utterly dejected when she told him he'd failed again.Origin dejected (1400-1500) Latin dejectus, from jacere “to throw”de·jec·ted adjectiveChineseSyllable
disappointed, Corpus unhappy, or sad
dejected
de‧jec‧ted /dɪˈdʒektəd, dɪˈdʒektɪd/
adjective
The unemployed stood at street corners, dejected.
—dejectedly adverb
—dejection /dɪˈdʒekʃən/ noun [uncountable]
▪ sad not happy: She felt sad as she waved goodbye. | a sad and lonely figure | a sad face | a sad film
▪unhappy sad, especially for a long time – used about people and periods of time: I was unhappy at school. | an unhappy childhood | He’s obviously a deeply unhappy person.
▪homesick [not before noun] sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends: She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.
▪down [not before noun] informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason: Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes. | She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.
▪gloomy looking or sounding sad and without hope – used about people, places, and weather: Why are you all looking so gloomy? | the gloomy immigration office | a gloomy afternoon in February
▪dejected/downcast looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen: ‘I didn’t pass,’ he said, looking dejected. | a downcast expression | He was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.
▪mournful especially literary looking or sounding sad: the dog’s big mournful eyes | the mournful sound of the church bell | a mournful expression
▪glum looking sad and disappointed: Don’t look so glum! Maybe you’ll win next time. | They sat in glum silence.
▪wistful especially literary looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different: She looked at him with a wistful smile.
de‧jec‧ted /dɪˈdʒektəd, dɪˈdʒektɪd/
adjective Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin
Origin: dejectus, from jacere 'to throw'
unhappy, disappointed, or sad:Language: Latin
Origin: dejectus, from jacere 'to throw'
—dejectedly adverb
—dejection /dɪˈdʒekʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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