Overview of verb deject

The verb deject has 1 sense

• depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise -- (lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her")

Overview of adj dejected

The adj dejected has 1 sense

• dejected -- (affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful")