deject

== English == === Etymology === From Old French dejeter, from Latin dēiectus, past participle of dēicere (“to throw down”), from dē- (“from, down from”) + iacere (“to throw”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈdʒɛkt/ Rhymes: -ɛkt === Verb === deject (third-person singular simple present dejects, present participle dejecting, simple past and past participle dejected) (transitive) Make sad or dispirited. Synonyms: depress, get down; see also Thesaurus:sadden (obsolete, transitive) To cast downward. Synonyms: downcast, throw down To debase or humble. Synonyms: abase, humiliate, put someone in their place ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === deject (plural dejects) One who is lowly or abject. (usually in the plural) A waste product. ==== Derived terms ==== dejected dejection