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Deject v. t. (past & past part. dejected; pres. part. dejecting)

To cast down. (Obs. or Archaic) "Christ dejected himself even unto the hells." "Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look."

To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. "Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind."

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"Deject" Quotes from Famous Books

... you, that you carry it not untowardly to them: for though they have the hearts and faces of lions, when at any time they shall be called forth to engage and fight with the King's foes, and the enemies of the town of Mansoul; yet a little discountenance cast upon them from the town of Mansoul will deject and cast down their faces, will weaken and take away their courage. Do not, therefore, O my beloved, carry it unkindly to my valiant captains and courageous men of war, but love them, nourish them, succour them, and ...

— The Holy War • John Bunyan

Words linked to "Deject" : get down, depress, dejection, cast down, dismay, demoralize, demoralise