dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/dej_MW.json

{
  "deject":{
    "antonyms":[
      "brighten",
      "buoy",
      "cheer (up)",
      "gladden",
      "lighten",
      "rejoice"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": dejected":[],
      ": to make gloomy":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "nothing dejects a TV pundit more than the reality check that nobody cares what he thinks",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "This design feature, this core consequence of the Islamic creed, should hearten democrats and deject despots. \u2014 Haroon Moghul, CNN , 29 Apr. 2022",
      "Taylor was dejected by the outcome but vowed to seek a retrial. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 15 Oct. 2019",
      "Gabriela Gordillo walked out of the Mesa InterStake Center dejected . \u2014 Pamela Ren Larson, azcentral , 20 June 2018",
      "Jorge Alfaro, dejected a moment earlier, lifted his catcher\u2019s helmet and applauded. \u2014 Matt Breen, Philly.com , 28 Apr. 2018",
      "The professional deficits have been topped with dejecting personal tragedies. \u2014 Jennifer Steinhauer, New York Times , 20 July 2017",
      "Dejected by his misfortune, Montana was unsure on how to proceed next. \u2014 Carl Lamarre, Billboard , 13 July 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined above":"Verb",
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, to throw down, from Latin dejectus , past participle of deicere , from de- + jacere to throw \u2014 more at jet":"Verb"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "di-\u02c8jekt",
      "d\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bum (out)",
      "burden",
      "dash",
      "depress",
      "get down",
      "oppress",
      "sadden",
      "weigh down"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061804",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "dejected":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blissful",
      "buoyant",
      "buoyed",
      "cheerful",
      "cheery",
      "chipper",
      "delighted",
      "glad",
      "gladdened",
      "gladsome",
      "gleeful",
      "happy",
      "joyful",
      "joyous",
      "jubilant",
      "sunny",
      "upbeat"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": downcast":[
        "her eyes dejected and her hair unbound",
        "\u2014 Alexander Pope"
      ],
      ": low in spirits : depressed":[
        "The team was dejected after the loss."
      ],
      ": lowered in rank or condition":[
        "the dejected state wherein he is",
        "\u2014 Shakespeare"
      ],
      ": thrown down":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "The dejected players left the field.",
      "the dejected players slowly made their way back to the locker room, where they could mourn their defeat in private",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Oldham County's Sam Powell walked out of the locker room with a dejected look on his face. \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 11 June 2022",
      "Resting a supportive hand on the shoulder of a slumping, dejected man, Adrian Feliciano encouraged him to talk with a mental health counselor \u2014 and brought one in \u2014 on a recent afternoon. \u2014 Jennifer Peltz, ajc , 9 Mar. 2022",
      "Valles watched from the sidelines after turning her ankle in the first half, and Burghardt and Pacheco shared a dejected embrace walking off the floor. \u2014 Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times , 11 Mar. 2022",
      "Shiffrin\u2019s Beijing race results were startling and newsworthy, and her dejected reactions to her falls were heartbreaking. \u2014 Bill Pennington, New York Times , 16 Feb. 2022",
      "Edwards at times struck a dejected tone during his meeting with the lawmakers. \u2014 NBC News , 2 Feb. 2022",
      "Minutes later, Gary walks out with a dejected look. \u2014 Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star , 11 Jan. 2022",
      "Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Affleck reflected on the infamous meme of him looking dejected while promoting Batman v Superman after the interviewer brought up the brutal reviews. \u2014 Brendan Morrow, The Week , 10 Jan. 2022",
      "England\u2019s dejected players surely would rather just head back home and not have to suffer any more humiliation. \u2014 Tristan Lavalette, Forbes , 28 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "see deject entry 2":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "d\u0113-",
      "di-\u02c8jek-t\u0259d"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bad",
      "blue",
      "brokenhearted",
      "cast down",
      "crestfallen",
      "depressed",
      "despondent",
      "disconsolate",
      "doleful",
      "down",
      "down in the mouth",
      "downcast",
      "downhearted",
      "droopy",
      "forlorn",
      "gloomy",
      "glum",
      "hangdog",
      "heartbroken",
      "heartsick",
      "heartsore",
      "heavyhearted",
      "inconsolable",
      "joyless",
      "low",
      "low-spirited",
      "melancholic",
      "melancholy",
      "miserable",
      "mournful",
      "sad",
      "saddened",
      "sorrowful",
      "sorry",
      "unhappy",
      "woebegone",
      "woeful",
      "wretched"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-100039",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "dejection":{
    "antonyms":[
      "bliss",
      "blissfulness",
      "ecstasy",
      "elatedness",
      "elation",
      "euphoria",
      "exhilaration",
      "exuberance",
      "exultation",
      "felicity",
      "gladness",
      "gladsomeness",
      "happiness",
      "heaven",
      "intoxication",
      "joy",
      "joyfulness",
      "joyousness",
      "jubilation",
      "rapture",
      "rapturousness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": lowness of spirits":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "I find that ice cream often works wonders when trying to overcome dejection .",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "A day after celebrating a 2-1 6A baseball playoff win over Chandler Hamilton, Queen Creek players felt the dejection of being told their season is over. \u2014 Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic , 11 May 2022",
      "Weirder still, Manolete\u2019s ugliness appeared to be a very specific strain of ugliness, one that communicated sadness and dejection . \u2014 New York Times , 3 May 2022",
      "This disgusting hate could send trans athletes down a dark emotional road that way too many have gone down in the past -- a path of dejection and despair. \u2014 Danielle Mclean, CNN , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "After 42 seasons, the final image of Krzyzewski's career is one of dejection . \u2014 Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY , 3 Apr. 2022",
      "The ecstasy of that moment inside the Cleveland Cavaliers\u2019 team bus quickly turned to dejection . \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 5 Feb. 2022",
      "The All-Star guard, who finished with 37 points and, for much of the game, very nearly had half of his team\u2019s scoring total, went from quiet dejection to seething anger as his postgame media session went on. \u2014 Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune , 24 Mar. 2022",
      "As your dejection grows, other bad feelings intrude. \u2014 Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic , 30 Jan. 2022",
      "Gonell, watching the news, seeing the dejection in the body language of the five people leaving the Senate, was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Jan. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-\u02c8jek-sh\u0259n",
      "di-\u02c8jek-sh\u0259n",
      "d\u0113-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "blue devils",
      "blues",
      "depression",
      "desolation",
      "despond",
      "despondence",
      "despondency",
      "disconsolateness",
      "dispiritedness",
      "doldrums",
      "dolefulness",
      "downheartedness",
      "dreariness",
      "dumps",
      "forlornness",
      "gloom",
      "gloominess",
      "glumness",
      "heartsickness",
      "joylessness",
      "melancholy",
      "miserableness",
      "mopes",
      "mournfulness",
      "oppression",
      "sadness",
      "sorrowfulness",
      "unhappiness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-014928",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}