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deject

The word “deject” has 2 syllables: de-ject

It's pronounced as /dɪˈdʒɛkt/

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In the thesaurus, “deject” has 34 synonyms and 28 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for deject along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for deject

Antonyms for deject

Meanings of deject

  • verb
    1. Make sad or dispirited.
    2. To cast down.

Example Sentences

  • Harsh criticism can easily deject a sensitive person.
  • The repeated failures did not deject her determination to succeed.
  • He tried not to let the loss deject him before the next game.
  • Constant rejection letters began to deject the aspiring writer.
  • A negative environment can deject even the most optimistic people.

On this page you'll find 62 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deject, such as: afflict, agitate, ail, animate, assure, boost, bother.

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  • afflict
  • agitate
  • ail
  • bother
  • bring one down
  • bum out
  • burden
  • cast down
  • concern
  • dampen spirits
  • dash
  • daunt
  • deject
  • demoralize
  • deplore
  • depress
  • desolate
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • discourage
  • dishearten
  • dismay
  • dispirit
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • down
  • drag down
  • exercise
  • get down
  • grieve
  • make blue
  • oppress
  • perturb
  • press
  • put a damper on
  • put into a funk
  • throw cold water on
  • torment
  • torture
  • trouble
  • turn one off
  • undo
  • unhinge
  • unnerve
  • unsettle
  • upset
  • weigh down
  • worry

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  • agitates
  • ails
  • bothers
  • bring one down
  • bum out
  • burdens
  • cast down
  • concerns
  • dampen spirits
  • dash
  • dashes
  • daunts
  • deject
  • dejects
  • demoralizes
  • deplore
  • depresses
  • desolate
  • discomforts
  • discomposes
  • discourage
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  • dishearten
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  • dismays
  • dispirit
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  • disquiets
  • distress
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  • down
  • drag down
  • exercises
  • gets down
  • grieve
  • make blue
  • oppress
  • oppresses
  • perturbs
  • press
  • put a damper on
  • put into a funk
  • throw cold water on
  • torments
  • tortures
  • troubles
  • turn one off
  • undoes
  • unhinges
  • unnerves
  • unsettles
  • upsets
  • weigh down
  • weighs down
  • worries

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