dejected

1. 1.

   affected or marked by low spirits

   “is dejected but trying to look cheerful”

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Questions about dejected

What does dejected mean?

dejected means "affected or marked by low spirits".

How many syllables are in dejected?

dejected has 3 syllables: de-jec-ted. The stress falls on "jec". In IPA it is /dɪˈdʒɛktɪd/.

What is the opposite of dejected?

The recorded antonyms are elated.

Is dejected a common word?

dejected is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with dejected?

1 word rhymes with dejected. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.