Deject
/dɪˈdʒekt/noun
To make someone feel sad, dispirited, or depressed.
Did you know?Its Latin ancestor, *deicere*, combines *de-* (“down”) + *iacere* (“to throw”), and English also gave us the same ancient throwing-root in words like *eject* and *reject*.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*yeh₁-
“to throw, cast”
Latin
Latin
deicere
“to throw down, cast down”
Late Latin
Latin
deiectus
“cast down, depressed”
Middle English
English
dejecten
“to cast down in spirit or make sad”
Modern English
English
deject
“to sadden or discourage deeply”