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Latin "deicere," from "de" + "jacere," meaning "thrown down." Today it's used only in adjective form, as in "The players were dejected after their loss."

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The root word of dejected is "ject," which comes from the Latin word "iacere," meaning "to throw."

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Latin "deicere," from "de" + "jacere," meaning "thrown down." Today it's used only in adjective form, as in "The players were dejected after their loss."

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14y ago

It comes from the latin word "iacio, iacere, ieci, iactus" meaning to throw, plus the prefix/preposition "de" meaning down or down from :)

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