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  • 21Dejecting — Deject De*ject , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dejected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dejecting}.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw down; de + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] Christ dejected… …

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  • 22depress — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bring to a lower level or state] Syn. press down, squash, reduce; see deaden 1 , dent , flatten , lower , press 1 . 2. [To lower in spirits] Syn. dispirit, dampen, dishearten, discourage, dismay, mortify, sadden, weary,… …

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  • 23sadden — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. oppress, dishearten, discourage, cast down, deject, depress, dispirit, get one down*, bum out*, make one s heart bleed*, cast a gloom upon*, break one s heart*. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. depress, *bring down, grieve …

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  • 24cast down — verb lower someone s spirits; make downhearted (Freq. 1) These news depressed her The bad state of her child s health demoralizes her • Syn: ↑depress, ↑deject, ↑get down, ↑dismay, ↑disp …

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  • 25Discourage — Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the courage of; to… …

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  • 26Discouraged — Discourage Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the… …

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  • 27Discouraging — Discourage Dis*cour age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis + courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d[ e]courager: pref. des (L. dis ) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.] 1. To extinguish the… …

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  • 28Dishearten — Dis*heart en (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened} (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject. [1913… …

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  • 29Disheartened — Dishearten Dis*heart en (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened} (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.… …

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  • 30Disheartening — Dishearten Dis*heart en (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disheartened} (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis + hearten.] To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the spirits of; to deject.… …

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