dejected

Definition of dejected

Adjectives

affected or marked by low spirits
"is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
Synonyms:
distressed, dysphoric, unhappy
generalized feeling of distress
amort
utterly cast down
chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated
brought low in spirit
blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited
filled with melancholy and despondency
glum
moody and melancholic
lonely, lonesome
marked by dejection from being alone
Antonyms:
elated
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
euphoric
exaggerated feeling of well-being or elation
happy
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
joyous
full of or characterized by joy
exultant, exulting, jubilant, prideful, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
exhilarated, gladdened
made joyful
high, in high spirits
happy and excited and energetic
sublime
lifted up or set high
uplifted
exalted emotionally especially with pride
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E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web" »(115 words)
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Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 1-10 »(412 words)
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James Joyce's "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" »(561 words)
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Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" Chapters 1-7 »(488 words)
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Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 13-25 »(370 words)
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Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 1-13 »(343 words)
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Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 26-39 »(321 words)
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Charles Dickens' "Oliver Twist" Chapters 40-53 »(285 words)
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