Verb
- 1. depress, deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise, discourage
- usage: lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
Adjective
- 1. dejected (vs. elated), amort, chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated, gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited, glum, lonely, lonesome, dysphoric#1, distressed#2, unhappy, unhappy
- usage: affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
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