DEJECTED
De*ject"ed, a.
Defn: Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look or
countenance.
— De*ject"ed*ly, adv.
— De*ject"ed*ness, n.
DEJECTER
De*ject"er, n.
Defn: One who casts down, or dejects.
DEJECTION
De*jec"tion, n. Etym: [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F. déjection.]
1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic] Hallywell.
2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self. Adoration implies submission and dejection. Bp. Pearson.
3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy. What besides, Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair, Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring. Milton.
4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.] A dejection of appetite. Arbuthnot.
5. (Physiol.) (a) The discharge of excrement. (b) Fæces; excrement. Ray.