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dejected

[dih-jek-tid] / dɪˈdʒɛk tɪd /


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Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi, she watched anxiously as applicant after applicant left dejected.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

"We've all experienced losses but everyone was really dejected after that," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The world number three was crushed by the Ukrainian 6-1, 6-2 in the Melbourne quarter-finals and left centre court after the handshake cutting a dejected figure.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

An emotional Kyren Wilson is cutting a dejected and disconsolate figure in the dark and grey bowels of the York Barbican.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026

Jefferson thought he looked “sombre, haggard, and dejected beyond comparison.”

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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