動詞 deject:

1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
   同義詞：depress, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise

1. Dejected because of a lack of companionship.
   寂寞的由于缺少伙伴而沮喪的
2. The old man seemed dejected and spiritless.
   那老漢顯出一副垂頭喪氣的潦倒相。

de.ject

v.tr.（及物動詞）
de.ject.ed,de.ject.ing,de.jects
To lower the spirits of; dishearten.
使…情緒低落；使沮喪

來源：
Middle English dejecten
中古英語 dejecten
from Latin dôicere dôiect- [to cast down]
源自 拉丁語 dôicere dôiect- [使沮喪]
dô- [de-]
dô- [前綴，表示.向下.]
iacere [to throw] * see yô-
iacere [擲] *參見 yô-