deject (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *deject*:
VERB	emotion	deject, depress, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise	lower someone's spirits

deject > pronunciation
Sounds	dihjheh'kt
Rhymes	abject ... wrecked: 66 rhymes with ehkt...

English > *deject*: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaning	lower someone's spirits; make downhearted.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will deject him
Synonyms	depress, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
Narrower	chill	depress or discourage
Broader	discourage	deprive of courage or hope
Opposite	elate, lift up, uplift, pick up, intoxicate	Fill with high spirits
Spanish	abatir, deprimir, desalentar, desanimar, desmoralizar, espantar
Catalan	abatre, deprimir, desanimar, descoratjar, desmoralitzar
Nouns	dejection	a state of melancholy depression

HyperDic: deject