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Synonyms of deject

34 similar words

Another word for deject is upset. Other synonyms of deject are unhappy, grieve, oppress, depress and sadden.

Synonyms and similar words for deject

verbMake sad or dispirited.

  • depressTo make depressed, sad or bored.
  • get downTo depress; discourage; fatigue.
  • aggrieveTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict.
  • besorrowTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
  • grieveTo cause sorrow or distress to.
  • pain
  • bring downTo make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
  • come down onTo cause melancholy in (someone).
  • darkenTo render gloomy, darker in mood.
  • dashTo dishearten; to sadden.
  • desolateTo make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
  • dispiritTo lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
  • forset UK, dialectalTo upset; hinder.
  • grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
  • oppressTo make sad or gloomy.
  • saddenTo make sad or unhappy.
  • sadden upTo become or make (something) sad.
  • ungladdenTo take the gladness from.
  • unhappyTo make or become unhappy; to sadden.
  • upsetTo make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
  • attrist archaicTo sadden; to make sad.
  • begloom archaicTo sadden.
  • begrieve archaicTo cause grief or grieving.
  • contristate obsoleteTo make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.
  • engrieve archaicTo cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate with vexation or pain.
  • moan obsoleteTo distress (someone); to sadden.
  • repent archaic
  • rue obsoleteTo cause to feel sorrow or pity.
  • tristitiate obsoleteTo sadden.

verbTo cast downward.

verbTo debase or humble.

Meaning of deject

  1. verb Make sad or dispirited.
  2. verb To cast downward.
  3. verb To debase or humble.

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Questions about synonyms of deject

What is another word for deject?
Deject has 34 synonyms on Word.ws, such as upset, unhappy, grieve, oppress, depress, sadden, desolate and dispirit.
What does deject mean?
Deject means make sad or dispirited.

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