dejected

dɪˈdʒɛktɪd
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Translation of dejected from English into Dutch

Adjective

emotional state

feeling sad and without hope
  • She felt dejected after the team lost.Ze voelde zich neerslachtig nadat het team had verloren.
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Synonyms and analogies of dejected in English

Examples of dejected in a sentence

  • The dejected puppy lay quietly in the corner.
deject
dɪˈdʒɛkt
Verb
tr.
1.

emotion

make someone feel sad or dispirited
  • The news seemed to deject him completely.Het nieuws leek hem volledig te ontmoedigen.
2.

humble

Dated
debase or humble someone
Dated
  • Criticism can deject even the strongest leaders.Kritiek kan zelfs de sterkste leiders deprimeren.

Translations of "dejected" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective / Participle
neerslachtigadj.

People with a serotonin deficiency are more likely to feel dejected and depressed.

Mensen met een tekort aan serotonine voelen zich vaker neerslachtig en depressief.

ontmoedigdpp.

What if she can't get a job and feels dejected?

Wat als ze geen baan vindt en zich ontmoedigd voelt?

bedruktpp.

Obama turned around once more and waved, with a dejected face.

Obama draaide zich nog een keer om en zwaaide met een bedrukt gezicht.

somberadj.

Despite efforts to cheer her up, she remained dejected and withdrawn.

Ondanks alle pogingen om haar op te vrolijken, bleef ze somber en in zichzelf gekeerd.

moedeloosadj.

Defeated, dejected, demoralized.

Zo verslagen en moedeloos.

mistroostigadj.

A cart with a dejected horse, collecting shells on the beach, which would be burnt into chalk.

Een kar met een mistroostig paard, schelpen verzamelend op het strand, die dan weer tot kalk gebrand worden.

mismoedigadj.

People were just, like, absolutely dejected.

Mensen waren gewoon absoluut mismoedig.

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dejected: Examples and translations in context

People with a lack of serotonin often feel dejected and depressed.

Mensen met een tekort aan serotonine voelen zich vaker neerslachtig en depressief.

They became dejected and agreed to pay a ransom.

Ze werden neerslachtig en stemden ermee in om losgeld te betalen.

Or maybe they're single and feeling dejected.

Of misschien zijn ze vrijgezel en voelen ze zich neerslachtig.

Muso was defeated and therefore very dejected.

Muso was verslagen en daardoor erg neerslachtig.

They're probably both dejected, consoling each other.

Ze zijn allebei neerslachtig en troosten elkaar.

Feeling dejected, he sat alone in the corner of the room, lost in thought.

Neerslachtig ging hij alleen in de hoek van de kamer zitten, helemaal in gedachten verzonken.

Andrew was at a loss to know what to do for his dejected associates.

Andreas wist niet wat hij voor zijn neerslachtige metgezellen kon doen.

Double bass come at the perfect moments like dejected passages and aggressive pieces.

Double bass komt op de perfecte momenten net als neerslachtige passages en agressieve stukken.

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