| deject | 1. To cast down. "Christ dejected himself even unto the hells." (Udall) "Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a modest look." (Fuller) 2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage; to dishearten. "Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind." (Pope) Origin: L. Dejectus, p. P. Of dejicere to throw down; de- + jacere to throw. See Jet a shooting forth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| dejecta | Synonym: dejection. Origin: L. Neut, pl. Of de-jectus, fr. De-jicio, to cast down (05 Mar 2000) |
| dejection | 1. A casting down; depression. 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. "A dejection of appetite." (Arbuthnot) 5. <physiology> The discharge of excrement. Faeces; excrement. Origin: L. Dejectio a casting down: cf. F. Dejection. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |