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deject

[dih-jekt] / dɪˈdʒɛkt /
VERB
lower spirits
Synonyms


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SEOUL—After the last whistle blew at the youth women’s World Cup final in November, the Netherlands coach sounded dejected.

From The Wall Street Journal

While a dejected England leave for home well beaten and under mounting pressure, Smith told TNT Sports he planned to have "a jar" with counterpart Stokes and commiserate.

From Barron's

"At a time when we should be connected, we find ourselves alone, down, dejected," Lindsay Foreman wrote in a poem entitled A Sad Voice From Evin Prison - A Christmas Poem.

From BBC

He was a dejected figure at Bay Oval at the end of the fifth day, looking down on the field as Black Caps players celebrated their victory with their families.

From Barron's

The Englishman cut a dejected figure throughout, especially after missing a pink in the opening frame at York Barbican on Tuesday.

From BBC