dejected

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US /dɪˈdʒek.tɪd/ 
UK /dɪˈdʒek.tɪd/ 

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

dejected

dejected /dɪˈdʒektəd, dɪˈdʒektɪd/ BrE AmE adjective
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: dejectus, from jacere 'to throw']
unhappy, disappointed, or sad:
The unemployed stood at street corners, dejected.
—dejectedly adverb
—dejection /dɪˈdʒekʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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THESAURUS
sad not happy: She felt sad as she waved goodbye. | a sad and lonely figure | a sad face | a sad film
unhappy sad, especially for a long time – used about people and periods of time: I was unhappy at school. | an unhappy childhood | He’s obviously a deeply unhappy person.
homesick [not before noun] sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends: She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.
down [not before noun] informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason: Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes. | She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.
gloomy looking or sounding sad and without hope – used about people, places, and weather: Why are you all looking so gloomy? | the gloomy immigration office | a gloomy afternoon in February
dejected/downcast looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen: ‘I didn’t pass,’ he said, looking dejected. | a downcast expression | He was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.
mournful especially literary looking or sounding sad: the dog’s big mournful eyes | the mournful sound of the church bell | a mournful expression
glum looking sad and disappointed: Don’t look so glum! Maybe you’ll win next time. | They sat in glum silence.
wistful especially literary looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different: She looked at him with a wistful smile.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dejected

de·ject·ed [dejected dejectedly]   [dɪˈdʒektɪd]    [dɪˈdʒektɪd]  adjective
unhappy and disappointed
Syn:  despondent
She looked so dejected when she lost the game.
Derived Word: dejectedly  
Example Bank:
She looked sorrowful and dejected.
They were thoroughly dejected and miserable.

He watched the dejected figure walk past him into the cottage.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

dejected / dɪˈdʒek.tɪd / adjective

unhappy, disappointed, or without hope:

She looked a bit dejected when she was told that she hadn't got the job.

dejectedly / -li / adverb

dejection / -ʃ ə n / noun [ U ]

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Collins Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

dejected

/dɪdʒektɪd/

If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down.

= despondent

ADJ

de‧ject‧ed‧ly
Passengers queued dejectedly for the increasingly dirty toilets.

ADV: ADV with v

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

dejected

de·ject·ed /dɪˈʤɛktəd/ adj [more ~; most ~] : sad because of failure, loss, etc.
• The dejected players left the field.
• She's been so dejected [=depressed, unhappy] since her sister moved away.
- de·ject·ed·ly adv
• The players dejectedly walked off the field.